The First Car from Tesla: Roadster

Undeniably, Tesla is one of the most well-established names in electric vehicles; however, all started with one car: the Tesla Roadster. In this blog, we are about to delve into the first car from Tesla, starting from its features, their impacts, and finally, its significance in the world of electric vehicles.

Genesis of First Car by Tesla: The Roadster

It was founded in 2003, with the ambition to bring the entire world with a completely new car market: electric cars. Eight years later, it was during 2008 that Tesla released its very first car, the Tesla Roadster. The sports car was made simply for proof purposes to show the world that electric cars can be fast and stylish as well as an ‘eco-friendly’ machine.

Key Features of Tesla Roadster

The All-Electric Powertrain

Roadster has-to-date one of the first truly practical cars to actually offer a true alternative to gasoline cars. Fully equipped with a powertrain producing 283 horses, it can go as far as 245 miles on a single charge.

High-Performance 

Compared to the earlier electric cars, which were at times called slow, this Tesla Roadster could reach 60 mph from a standstill in less than 4 seconds. This added it to the league of many standard high-performance sports cars.

Lightweight Construction:

 It used the lightweight carbon fibre body to build this car, and therefore it was fast as well as an efficient unit. Of course, it should be mentioned that, in terms of design, it looked like no other electric vehicle at that time.

Impact of the Tesla Roadster

The Tesla Roadster changed the culture with which people thought of electric cars. Before the Roadster, it was absolutely impossible to imagine electric cars as anything other than something slow, ugly, or impractical. That dramatically changed with the Roadster, which proved to the public that an electric car could be exciting to drive, high-performance, and desirable altogether at the same time. That leads to the major player that Tesla is to become in the auto industry.

Challenges Faced

While it was groundbreaking, the Roadster was by no means a perfect vehicle. A price close to $100,000 automatically priced most potential customers out of the running. And in 2008, charging infrastructure was nowhere near as developed as it is today, so owning an electric car was certainly not easy.

Legacy of the Tesla Roadster

Although it produced about 2,400 Roadsters from 2008-2012, the car still remains to this day a legendary vehicle. Actually, through the Roadster, Tesla even managed to generate enough funds for future models, such as Model S, Model X, and Model 3, that then made electric cars more affordable for many more people.

Conclusion

The Tesla Roadster was a great first step for Tesla but certainly a giant leap for electric vehicles. The car witnessed the best of performances, ranges, and styles that could make electric vehicles comparable to or better than those drenched in gas-guzzling traditional ones. And such a silver bullet has paved the grounds for future successes with Tesla and has almost rearranged the electric vehicle market.