Social and Political Life 94. Chapter 8. Confronting. Marginalisation. In the previous chapter, we read about two different. groups and their experiences of inequality and. discrimination.
Tesla began producing right-hand-drive Roadsters in early 2010. The Roadster had a 2010 base price of US$109,000 in the United States, Â£86,950 in the United Kingdom, A$191,888 in Australia, and â¬84,000 in continental Europe.he Roadster was developed by Tesla Motors to mass-produce AC Propulsion's tzero concept car. The production idea was conceived by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning who incorporated Tesla Motors in Delaware on July 1, 2003, to pursue the idea commercially.
Teslaâs engineers first designed a powertrain for a sports car built around an AC induction motor, patented in 1888 by Nikola Tesla, the inventor who inspired the companyâs name. The resulting Tesla Roadster was launched in 2008. Accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and achieving a range of 245 miles per charge of its lithium ion battery, the Roadster set a new standard for electric mobility. Tesla would sell more than 2,400 Roadsters, now on the road in more than 30 countries. In 2012, Tesla launched Model S, the worldâs first premium electric sedan. Built from the ground up to be 100 percent electric, Model S has redefined the very concept of a four-door car.