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Original Roadster.

Tesla’s first production car: a two-seat electric sports car built on a Lotus-derived platform.

Started
2008
Ended
Jan 2012
Last verified
Nov 6, 2026

The record

The original Roadster’s production run ended in January 2012. Remaining inventory continued to be sold afterward. This entry concerns the first generation, not the later Roadster project.

About the dates

Dates cover the original production run; inventory sales continued after production ended.

Sources

  1. Roadster regular production begins ↗start
  2. Tesla 2012 annual report ↗ending
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