Farewell Roadster

Tesla Will Stop Taking Orders for its Iconic EV in Two Months
Clay Dillow
06.23.2011
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-06/farewell-roadster-tesla-will-stop-taking-orders-its-iconic-ev-two-months

We knew the Tesla Roadster was fast, but not this fast: after just three years on the market, the Roadster is no more. In about two months, Tesla will cease taking orders for the all-electric Roadster in the U.S., marking the end of an era during which the company helped prove to an often-skeptical public that electric vehicles could perform alongside conventional gasoline performance cars (for a six-figure price). But Tesla isn’t going anywhere. The company is winding down its Roadster production so it can focus on the much more moderately priced Model S, its $58,000 all-electric sedan that is expected to go on sale in mid-2012.