Tesla Motors begins regular production of 2008 Tesla Roadster

Regular production of the 2008 Tesla Roadster commenced today, marking an historical milestone for Tesla Motors and a watershed in the development of clean, zero-emissions vehicles. First unveiled as a prototype on July 19th, 2006, the revolutionary Tesla Roadster generated an extraordinary response from people everywhere who were inspired by the vision that beautiful, high performance cars could generate zero-emissions and burn no oil.


Less than 2 years later, this vision has become a reality as Tesla Motors begins production of this breakthrough electric vehicle. The 2008 model year is sold out and Tesla is currently taking reservations for the 2009 model year Tesla Roadster. To date, over 900 Tesla Roadsters have been reserved in total.
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w209w114 - 3/20/2008 2:16:39 PM

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Im sure Toyota cares about this car A LOT.

holmstar - 3/19/2008 10:25:12 AM

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what? Has it suddenly become less awesome? I mean its still an electric sports car that outperforms many gas powered sports cars. 0-60 in under 4 seconds is damn fast.

rpravettone - 3/19/2008 12:33:50 PM

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This car is not hybrid...it is all electric?!?!?

Htay7500 - 3/19/2008 6:19:23 PM

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just comes to show you the intelligence of MichaelTaylor.

holmstar - 3/20/2008 10:13:25 AM

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the tesla roadster is 100% electric. It is NOT a hybrid. The platform was borrowed from lotus, but the car has no relationship with toy-exus whatsoever. Dumbass!

ceric - 3/19/2008 12:27:23 PM

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The has got to be the 1st car sold in USA that does not have a known warranty period. Their website says nothing about warranty, and if you ask them, they say "We are still deciding...".

Great job.

ltc05 - 5/19/2008 3:20:15 PM

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The people that have them are basically making investments. If anything happens they should be able to just take it back to the dealer. I think by the time they are able to make it cheaper (which they will be making sedan types), they will have the warranty. Rich people don't need a warranty, lol. And big companies will take care of their rich customers. It's the way of America.