Aug 14 (Reuters) - Tesla plans to unveil a

redesigned Roadster as early as this month, The Information

reported on Friday, nearly a decade after the electric-vehicle

maker first revealed a next-generation version of its original

sports car.

The event could include a demonstration of a limited-edition

Roadster with cold-gas thrusters developed in collaboration with

SpaceX, the report said, citing people familiar with

the plans. The demonstration is expected to take place at

SpaceX's test site in McGregor, Texas.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

* Tesla originally revealed the next-generation Roadster in

2017 and said deliveries would begin in 2020, but the company

has since delayed the program.

* The redesigned Roadster could be remotely operated during

the demonstration because of the noise and force generated by

its thrusters, The Information reported.

* The report said the company's standard Roadster and the

limited SpaceX-branded edition are expected to look similar. The

new thruster-equipped version is not expected to be street legal

and could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, or potentially

millions, the report added.

* Tesla initially accepted $50,000 deposits for the standard

version and $250,000 for the Founder's Series limited edition.

* The Roadster program has reportedly evolved from a

conventional high-performance EV into an all-new carbon-fiber

hypercar, after Tesla abandoned an alternative approach based on

Model S Plaid components.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika

Syamnath)