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The Tesla Roadster was an all-electric sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors and was the first car produced by the company, remaining in production for over four years. Developed and designed with help from Lotus Cars, who supplied the basic chassis development technology from the Lotus Elise, the car was unveiled to the public in 2006 before entering production in 2008.

The car is notable for being an arbiter of controversy in the history of Top Gear, with a scathing road test by host Jeremy Clarkson leading the production team and Tesla Motors founder, Elon Musk, to become embroiled in a legal battle which lasted for years.

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