Tesla Roadster (2008)
| Tesla Roadster | |
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Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tesla Motors |
| Also called | Code name: DarkStar |
| Production | 2008–2012 |
| Assembly |
Hethel, UK Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | |
| Body style | 2-door roadster |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Related |
Lotus Elise Lotus Exige Tesla Model S |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | 3-phase 4-pole AC induction motor
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| Transmission | Single speed BorgWarner fixed gear (8.27:1 ratio) |
| Battery | 53 kWh (190 MJ) lithium-ion at the pack level: 117 Wh/kg and 370 Wh/L) CAC (Capacity) approx. 160 Ah when new |
| Electric range | 393 km (244 mi) using EPA combined cycle |
| Plug-in charging | Proprietary inlet, 16.8 kW (70 A 240 V) with HPWC outlet and with the SAE J1772-2009 adapter, adapters for domestic AC sockets |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,352 mm (92.6 in) |
| Length | 3,946 mm (155.4 in) |
| Width | 1,873 mm (73.7 in) |
| Height | 1,127 mm (44.4 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,305 kg (2,877 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Tesla Roadster (2020) |
 Tesla Roadster and Lotus Elise
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Black Roadster and grey Elise
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The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car that was produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.) in California from 2008 to 2012. The Roadster was the first highway legal serial production all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production all-electric car to travel more than 320 kilometres (200 mi) per charge.
Tesla sold about 2,450 Roadsters in over 30 countries, and most of the last Roadsters were sold in Europe and Asia during the fourth quarter of 2012. Tesla produced right-hand-drive Roadsters from early 2010. The Roadster qualified for government incentives in several nations.
The world distance record of 501 km (311 mi) for a production electric car on a single charge was set by a Roadster on October 27, 2009, during the Global Green Challenge in outback Australia, in which it averaged a speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) . In March 2010, a Tesla Roadster became the first electric vehicle to win the Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally and the first to win any Federation Internationale de l'Automobile-sanctioned championship when a Roadster driven by former Formula One driver Érik Comas beat 96 competitors for range, efficiency and performance in the three-day, nearly 1,000-kilometer (620 mi) challenge.
According to the U.S. EPA, the Roadster can travel 393 kilometres (244 mi) on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery pack, and can accelerate from 0 to 97 km/h (0 to 60 mph) in 3.7 or 3.9 seconds depending on the model. Its top speed is 201 km/h (125 mph). The Roadster's efficiency, as of September 2008[update], was reported as 120 MPGe (2.0 L/100 km). It uses 135 Wh/km (21.7 kW·h/100 mi, 13.5 kW·h/100 km or 490 kJ/km) battery-to-wheel, and has an efficiency of 88% on average.
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