Yeah, and it was apparently prone to breaking (I learned this from Googling just now). I was pretty sure I drove a 2-speed Roadster back in the day, but wanted to confirm that actually made it to production -- it did. (The Roadsters I drove were Tesla-owned but I'm pretty sure they were full production models).
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I remember Tesla being laughed at for this whole overpriced roadster thing, then because their transmissions were breaking, then because the 'fix' was to produce a "crippled" 1-speed car because they couldn't figure out how to make a transmission that didn't break.
And now, 10 years later, I own a 1-speed one, and, miraculously, the whole thing works on a real sedan, not just a kit car.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I remember Tesla being laughed at for this whole overpriced roadster thing, then because their transmissions were breaking, then because the 'fix' was to produce a "crippled" 1-speed car because they couldn't figure out how to make a transmission that didn't break.
And now, 10 years later, I own a 1-speed one, and, miraculously, the whole thing works on a real sedan, not just a kit car.