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Did Tesla make the first electric sports car?
I know there had been other electric cars before the Tesla Roadster, but did Tesla make the first electric sports car?
Allison Stone · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
The first Tesla Roadster, which was launched in 2008, was a groundbreaking
electric car
and was the first all-electric car to get more than 200 miles per charge. The Roadster was the first mass-produced electric sports car and the first highway legal serial production all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells. The debut base model and the Roadster 1.5, which rolled out in 2008, had a top speed of 125 mph and could go from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds.
A second-generation Roadster is in the works for 2023. The brand has teased that the new Roadster will get 620 miles of range, 250 mph top speed, and a starting price of $200,000.
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