Last Friday,
Tesla chairman
Elon Musk took delivery of the first production
Roadster, which carries the name P1 (Production vehicle
1). The black coupe was flown in from Hethel, England, where all Teslas are being built alongside the Roadster's cousin, the
Lotus Elise. When the Roadster arrived at the start-up's R&D facility in San Carlos, California, it was pushed into the garage and had its Thailand-produced battery pack installed. After the battery was fitted and charged, Musk led a pack of four other Roadsters on a quick drive and
AutoblogGreen was able to
procure a video of the run. For those of you who wanted to hear how the
Tesla Roadster sounds while accelerating, we've embedded the video after the jump.
[Source: Earth2Tech.com, Image: Stephanie Lawrence]
[Source: Earth2Tech.com, Image: Stephanie Lawrence]
