Home Cars Dodge EV drag race By Myles Published Nov 21, 2008 add iframe code inside nonscript tag for crwaler Tesla Roadster is based on the Lotus Elise, and Dodge's EV is a thinly rebadged Lotus Europa with a battery pack. Now that Tesla has some street cred with its Roadster, Dodge is looking for some of its own by racing its own stablemate, the Challenger SRT-8. . Close