Tesla Roadster
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The Tesla Roadster is an all-electric sports car that marked Tesla’s debut in the automotive market and helped popularize high-performance electric vehicles.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battery electric vehicle
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convertible → electric sports car → |
| acceleration0To60mph |
about 3.7 seconds
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| assemblyLocation |
Hethel, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Menlo Park, California, United States → |
| basedOn |
Lotus Elise chassis
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| batteryCapacity |
53 kWh
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| batteryType |
lithium-ion battery pack
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| bodyMaterial |
carbon fiber composite
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| bodyStyle |
2-door roadster
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| category |
Tesla vehicles
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electric cars → sports cars → |
| chargingStandard |
proprietary Tesla connector (first generation)
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| chassisMaterial |
aluminum
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| companyDebutModelFor |
Tesla, Inc.
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| curbWeight |
about 1,235 kg
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| dragCoefficient |
0.35
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| electricMotorType |
AC induction motor
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| energyConsumption |
approximately 110 Wh/km (NEDC)
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| height |
1,127 mm
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| introducedBy |
Elon Musk
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| layout |
rear-motor, rear-wheel drive
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| length |
3,946 mm
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| manufacturer |
Tesla, Inc.
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| marketDebut |
2008 in the United States
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| marketedAs |
high-performance electric sports car
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| notableEvent |
first production car launched into space aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy test flight in 2018
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| notableFeature |
first highway-legal serial production all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells
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first production car from Tesla, Inc. → helped popularize high-performance electric vehicles → |
| platform |
modified Lotus Elise Series 2 platform
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| productionEnd |
2012
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| productionStart |
2008
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| rangeEPA |
244 miles
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| rangeNEDC |
393 km
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| relatedModel |
Lotus Elise
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| seatingCapacity |
2
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| spaceLaunchDate |
February 6, 2018
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| spaceLaunchDestination |
heliocentric orbit around the Sun
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| spaceLaunchedUnit |
Elon Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster
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| spaceLaunchVehicle |
SpaceX Falcon Heavy
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| successor |
Tesla Roadster (second generation, announced 2017)
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| topSpeed |
about 125 mph
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| transmission |
single-speed fixed gear
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| unveiled |
July 2006
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| wheelbase |
2,350 mm
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| width |
1,873 mm
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Falcon Heavy
("Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster")
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firstFlightPayload |
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Tesla, Inc.
("Tesla Roadster (first generation)")
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notableProduct |
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Elon Musk
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notableProject |
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Martin Eberhard
("Tesla Roadster (first-generation)")
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notableWork |
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Tesla Model S
("Tesla Roadster (as Tesla’s first mass-market car)")
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predecessor |
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Lotus Elise
("Tesla Roadster (first generation)")
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relatedModel |
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Tesla Roadster
("Elon Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster")
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spaceLaunchedUnit |
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Tesla Roadster
("Tesla Roadster (second generation, announced 2017)")
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successor |