I didn't make it up. In the above quotes he definitely implied it would be capable of flying, and more recently, stated it outright.
The car doesn't exist in the first place, doesn't exist with thrusters, and doesn't exist with thrusters that make it capable of flying, and so I think it's a little early to call victory on flying Tesla roadsters.
Discussing the thrusters in 2018:
"Using the config you describe, plus an electric pump to replenish air in COPV, when car power draw drops below max pack power output, makes sense. But we are going to go a lot further."
The car doesn't exist in the first place, doesn't exist with thrusters, and doesn't exist with thrusters that make it capable of flying, and so I think it's a little early to call victory on flying Tesla roadsters.
Discussing the thrusters in 2018: "Using the config you describe, plus an electric pump to replenish air in COPV, when car power draw drops below max pack power output, makes sense. But we are going to go a lot further."
And more recently, it was very explicit: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1801980372823187707 "The new Tesla Roadster can fly"