What was the name of the first Tesla car delivered to customers in 2008?

The first Tesla car delivered to customers in 2008 was the Tesla Roadster. It was a two-seat electric sports car based on the Lotus Elise, but it used Tesla’s own electric powertrain and battery system.

Tesla began delivering the Roadster in 2008. Its lithium-ion battery pack gave it a much longer driving range than many earlier electric vehicles, helping challenge the idea that electric cars had to be slow or impractical. The car’s performance also made it a technology showcase for Tesla.

The Roadster was produced in relatively small numbers compared with Tesla’s later mass-market vehicles. After the Roadster, Tesla introduced the Model S sedan in 2012, followed by the Model X, Model 3, and Model Y.

The original Roadster is sometimes confused with the second-generation Roadster announced by Tesla in 2017. The customer-delivered 2008 vehicle is the first-generation Roadster, and it was Tesla’s first production car.