Telsa Roadster now for sale

[Lotus Fury]

Looks like they pulled the trigger. Good luck guys. Now get to building a daily commuter so you can make some real money.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/t...ale-in-the-us/

Article says 40 units per week. So giving for vacations, holidays, etc, total 1600-2000 units a year production? Sounds pretty optimistic since that's the same level that Lotus is selling at, if not a bit more.

How about a Tesla Rally car? Just don't go driving into the water...

[Lotus Fury]

Here's some good pictures:

http://www.wired.com/cars/energy/mul...=1&slideView=3

[Lotus Fury]

er, crap. I read that a bit wrong, I should have said cleared for sale.

[SuperVixen]

I heard from someone at the company this past weekend that they are starting with 1 car a week.

[sumyungguy]

Covered this car last week... Starting March 17th they will be building 1 car a week then once they hit a certain point it will be 40 per week..

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/28/e...esla-roadster/

[Gizmo3000]

I read basically the same thing in the newspaper today, with a little more info..
interesting how the article is written, this is the first time I've seen it called an "Import", and Lotus getting it's due credit.

http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_8112675

"Tesla said in a statement last week that it had received all regulatory approvals to import the first production Roadster for sale in the United States and production would begin March 17.
Tesla has based its Roadster on the two-seat Lotus Elise sports car, which also could not comply with the advanced air bag rule and received an exemption from NHTSA in August 2006. The vehicle will be manufactured at a Lotus factory in Hethel, England, under Tesla's supervision."