Tesla rolls out its long-awaited electric sports car

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The Tesla Roadster electric car sits in a showroom during an event to celebrate the opening of the first Tesla Flagship Store Thursday May 1 2008 in Los Angeles.  (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
The Tesla Roadster electric car sits in a showroom during an event to celebrate the opening of the first Tesla Flagship Store, Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

(AP) -- It's safe to say Jeremy Snyder gets a charge out of the two-seat Tesla Roadster whenever he pulls one off the lot - and not because it's equipped with an all-electric engine.


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