(Image credit: Tesla)

Ah, the Tesla Roadster 2. The long-promised second-generation of the electric sports car has become a bit of a running gag. CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla was working on it almost a decade ago in 2017. He initially spoke of a 2020 release and said the base model would be the first car to go from 0 to 60 mph in under 2 seconds.

Since then, Elon's upped the specs, claiming 0 to 60 mph per second, but there's still no car. In March, he said the new Roadster would be unveiled "probably in late April". That didn't happen, but Tesla has submitted a trademark application for a new Roadster logo design, and that's been enough to spark a flurry of speculation.

The suite of new Tesla Roadster logos, including what's assumed to be the new Roadster badge (right) (Image credit: Tesla)

Submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at the end of April, the application for the new Tesla Roadster logo says the design will be used for electric vehicles, EV batteries, charging equipment…