Tesla’s sends Roadster off with “Final Edition,” successor to reach in 2014

Sure the writing was at the wall , but yes, fans of wildly impractical yet extremely fast EVs, your day of reckoning has come. The atomic red rocket-ship above — photographed by our friends at AutoBlog — is considered one of fifteen “Final Edition” roadsters, which brings the company’s contract with Lotus for two,600 sports cars to an in depth. Those seeking an Elon Musk blessed whip can get cozy with the imminent Model S or alternatively stick it out until 2014 — you realize when the Roadster’s successor is meant to land. Tough call, but who’re we kidding — you truly couldn’t get it wrong with either.