It was introduced for the model year 1995 and built in a limited number of units, but never entered series production due to financial issues.

[3] Although the first prototype had a fiberglass unibody,[1] later vehicles used an aluminum chassis and a plastic body.

When a prototype was tested by the Car and Driver magazine,[1] the urban range was about 38 mi (61 km).

The company was then bought by a group of investors reportedly including actor Don Johnson and renamed Xebra Motors.

[12] Though the group planned a limited production of the Roadster,[12] the company ultimately failed in 2001.

[14] One Tropica Roadster is in possession of the Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum in Kingman, Arizona.