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Was Clarkson Right About The Original Tesla Roadster?

The Tesla Roadster was the original Tesla, the start of Elon Musk's world-beating automotive company. But does it still stack up 15 years on? Was Jeremy Clarkson right in his original controversial review? Mike Fernie goes out in a £150,000 example to find out!
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00:00 What is the Tesla Roadster all about?
01:06 How Clarkson got in trouble
02:38 Driving the Tesla Roadster
07:07 A charging disaster
08:49 What cars are also based on the Lotus Elise?
10:13 Why modern EV companies should take a look at the roadster
11:01 The crazy price of Tesla Roadsters
13:54 Where is the new roadster?

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