when was the first tesla electric car made
Tesla, Inc. The Tesla Roadster (2008) was the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production EV with a range greater than 200 mi (320 km) per charge.[31] Between 2008 and March 2012, Tesla sold more than 2,250 Roadsters in 31 countries.[32][33][34] Tesla stopped taking orders for the Roadster in the U.S. market in August 2011.[35]