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Tesla Motors, a silicon valley start-up company is to begin UK production of its £92,000 electric sports car. The car, based on a Lotus Elise, is currently built at Lotus in Norfolk and transported to the United States to have the electric drivetrain and battery packs fitted. Tesla is now planning to have the final assembly of cars for the European market carried out in Britain. In the US, Tesla has an order book for more than 1,100 roadster cars with 60 orders from Europe. By the end of 2010, Tesla intends to offer a second model, a four-door, four-seater coupe.

DATED: 28.08.08

FEED: AW