Tesla Motors plans to cease production of its signature Roadster electric sports car next year, according to paperwork Tesla filed ahead of its IPO for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Autopia reports that a replacement Roadster won't hit the road until 2013, leaving the upcoming 2012 Tesla Model S sedan as the company's only car for a year. The current wisdom is that this is because Lotus is retooling its manufacturing plants to accommodate the next-generation Lotus Elise, upon which the current Tesla Roadster is based.
The report said that Tesla may not have a problem if the Model S launches on time. But if it doesn't, the automaker may not have any cars on the showroom floor for a while. I can see how Tesla arrived at this plan, but that doesn't make me any less worried.
source: pcmag
