In 2003, a group of engineers got together in Menlo Park, Calif., and began developing an all-new electric vehicle — what would become the world’s first highway-capable electric car. “[They] wanted to show the world that electric vehicles could be awesome,” said Khobi Brooklyn, a spokesperson for the company they formed, Tesla Motors. There hadn’t been many car manufacturing startups since the beginning of the 20th century, so the Tesla project was unusual. The first car it built, the Tesla Roadster, began with the creation of Tesla’s proprietary electric powertrain tech.
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Posted by: Vivian Wagner April 3, 2012 05:00 AMIn 2003, a group of engineers got together in Menlo Park, Calif., and began developing an all-new electric vehicle — what would become the world’s first highway-capable electric car. “[They] wanted to show the world that electric vehicles could be awesome,” said Khobi Brooklyn, a spokesperson for the company they formed, Tesla Motors. There hadn’t been many car manufacturing startups since the beginning of the 20th century, so the Tesla project was unusual. The first car it built, the Tesla Roadster, began with the creation of Tesla’s proprietary electric powertrain tech.