Tesla Roadster review
Tesla Roadster Signature Edition Road Test
Test date 18 February 2009
Price as tested £94,000
For Sparkling performance, seamless, smooth power delivery, guilt-free fast motoring
Against Limited range and long charge time, purchase price, battery life
Ever since carriages dispensed with horses there have been electric cars, but for much of the past century they’ve been relegated to niche vehicles, performing at low speeds over short distances. Even supposedly radical recent ones do little else.
The Tesla Roadster aims to change that. It’s not just an electric car; it’s an electric sports car, and a £90,000 one at that. It is Tesla’s attempt to glamorise electric motoring and, as we’ll discover, it’s fascinating, totally relevant and revolutionary.
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