The 2008 Tesla Roadster was the company’s first production car. It was launched in 2008, five years after the company was founded, and was based on the Lotus Elise chassis. It was a battery-electric sports car and the first highway-legal serial production all-electric car that used lithium-ion battery cells. Since then, they’ve launched a number of other electric cars that include the Tesla Model 3, Model X, and Model S (the world’s very first premium all-electric sedan).