Green Options

Tesla has not always had an easy time breaking new ground in the electric roadster market. There have been plenty of hiccups along the way, and it doesn’t help that their first production vehicle costs well north of $100,000. That is, unless you live in Colorado.

The state best known for its snowy peak and undefeated football team (boooo Broncos) also offers a substantial tax break on all hybrid and electric vehicles. For the Tesla Roadster, that amounts to an amazing $42,000 off of the $109,000 car.

Sorry, this video is no longer available! But here are more posts on the Tesla Roadster:

• Tesla’s First Electric Vehicle, 2008 Roadster, Now Under Production
• Tesla Motors Sues Fisker Automotive Over Electric Car Design

Editor's note: We're happy to welcome Noelle d'Estries to our growing group of writers. Noelle will be covering the green (and not-so-green) celebrity beat for us. And, yes, she's related to Michael — his sister. We'll take all the d'Estries we can get…!