Tesla Roadster (first generation)

The first generation Tesla Roadster is a battery electric sports car based on the Lotus Elise chassis, produced by Tesla Motors, now Tesla, Inc., from 2008 to 2012. It was the first highway legal, serial production, all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells, and the first production all-electric car with a range of more than 200 miles on one charge. The US EPA rated its range at 244 miles, and depending on the model it accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 or 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of 125 miles per hour. Tesla sold about 2,450 Roadsters in more than 30 countries, most of the last ones in Europe and Asia during the fourth quarter of 2012, and built right-hand-drive cars from early 2010.