Tesla will launch its Model 3 later this year — but I'm still crazy about the company's first car (tsla)

You never forget your first Tesla.
In 2010, right after the company had survived a near-death experience, I was offered the chance to sample what was then the carmaker's only vehicle: the original Roadster.
It's hard to overestimate the importance of this car, which sold for over $100,000, turned in blistering acceleration, and could top 200 miles on a single charge.
The Roadster changed our minds forever about what an electric car could be and launched Tesla on a road to its current $30 billio