Tesla Motors Delivers the 700th Roadster at Frankfurt

Tesla's Roadster is quite a well-selling electric sports car, as the company has just announced that it delivered the 700th unit at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The lucky owner of the electric car is Lennart Hennig, a German law student in Bonn, according to an official release by Tesla Motors.

"I am a socially responsible consumer who considers the environmental impact of my purchases,” said Hennig, who is 24-year-old. “As soon as I saw the Tesla web site in 2006, I knew I wanted to support a company dedicated to making more and more affordable vehicles so that mainstream people could have cars with a lower carbon footprint. I plan to drive this car every day so that people can see for themselves that the future of mobility is electric.”

Tesla Motors recently opened a new store in Munich which plays a key role in Tesla's European market strategy.

"Many of our customers are die-hard European sports car aficionados who switch to Roadsters over concern about climate change and the dangers of foreign oil addiction," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. "And some customers buy the Roadster simply because it will beat the Porsche 911 or Audi R8 off the line every time."

“The Roadster is quickly becoming the vehicle of choice for discriminating Europeans,” Musk added. “Many of our customers are die-hard European sports car aficionados who switch to Roadsters over concern about climate change and the dangers of foreign oil addiction. And some customers buy the Roadster simply because it will beat the Porsche 911 or Audi R8 off the line every time.”

The Roadster Sport is currently on display at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, joining the other electric vehicle the manufacturer prepared for 2010, the Roadster 2. The Sport version of the car is able to go from naught to sixty acceleration in 3.7 seconds, compared to 3.9 seconds for the standard Roadster.