Model record
Tesla Roadster
Background
The first generation Tesla Roadster is a battery electric sports car based on the Lotus Elise chassis, and was produced by Tesla Motors 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 with a range of more than 200 miles (320 km) per charge.
Text adapted from “Tesla Roadster (first generation)” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Specification
- Produced
- 2,450 units
- Weight
- 1,814 kg
- Dimensions
- 3,946 × 1,873 × 1,127 mm
Still on UK roads
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2014 ▼ 26% since 2014 2025
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