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.