Claim: Tesla, Inc. is an electric car maker.
Evidence: Tesla first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster , the first electric sports car , in 2008.
The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric vehicle -LRB- BEV -RRB- sports car that was produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors -LRB- now Tesla Inc. -RRB- in California from 2008 to 2012.