AutoBlogGreen reports that Tesla Motors has announced that it will now start to take Canadian orders for the Tesla Roadster with an expected fourth quarter 2009 delivery date. Their press release outlines their release plans and pricing:
Initially, Tesla will deliver cars to Canadian customers through regional centers in Seattle and New York. These retail and service facilities will open in the first half of this year. Eventually, Tesla hopes to open facilities in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. Canadian Roadsters will comply with all national and provincial safety regulations for mass-produced, highway-capable vehicles. The base price for Roadsters in Canada will be set closer to the start of deliveries, and pricing will reflect exchange rates at that time. In the United States, the base price is $109,000.
Tesla also notes that much the electricity generated in Canada needed to charge the Roadster is renewable hydroelectric or at least zero-carbon emission nuclear power.