First look at the Tesla Roadster, the all-electric (clean) sportscar

We wrote about Tesla recently. Below is a photograph (click to enlarge). It is being unveiled this evening in Santa Monica, Calif. See the all the details in the company’s latest press release.

The “Tesla Roadster” is all-electric, with a range of 250 miles per electric charge, and is capable of going from 0-60 mph in about 4 seconds, according to the company. It is Silicon Valley’s latest bold clean tech effort. It has $60 million in financial backing, led by PayPal founder Elon Musk and others. (See another post here.)

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Unfortunately, we couldn’t be down there for the unveiling. We’ll try to point to stories written by people who test it.

Update: Here’s the New York Times story, providing more context, but still not test drive experience. We forgot to mention it will sell for $85,000 to $100,000. The NYT mentions it doesn’t hit second gear until 65 mph.