Tesla Model S guide: The first full- production model
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- Aug 10, 2021
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History of the first volume production Tesla
The Tesla Model S is an all-electric luxury sedan and the first vehicle developed from the ground up by Tesla. It was originally unveiled as a prototype in 2009.
The Model S sedan also sits as Tesla’s longest-running EV in production to date, making its official debut in 2012, three years after it debuted as a prototype. At the start of production, Tesla was completing 12-15 Model S EVs a week.
By 2015, that number had grown to over 1,000 per week, helping the Model S reach its reign as the best-selling plug-in electric vehicle in both 2015 and 2016.
The time of the launch of the Model S is when Tesla also began building out its Supercharger network, which now consists of over 16,000 locations globally.
Early owners of the Model S also qualified for free Unlimited Supercharging, a perk that is much harder to come by these days.
In recent years, sales of the veteran Model S have dwindled in comparison to Tesla’s more cost-friendly Model 3 and Model Y EVs, but it remains a premier sedan offering luxury and performance, especially following its latest refresh and upcoming Plaid powertrain.
Performance Specs
The Tesla Model S currently comes in two different AWD trims – a dual-motor Long Range and the tri-motor Plaid.
The newly refreshed Model S Long Range offers an EPA estimated range of 405 miles, can hit a top speed of 155 mph and can travel 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds.
The previously available Performance trim of the Model S was dropped when the EV saw a refresh from Tesla in 2021. It has since been replaced by the highly anticipated Plaid tri-motor powertrain.
This version travels an EPA estimated 396 miles on a single charge and can hit a top speed of 200 mph. Additionally, the Plaid Model S can zoom from 0-60 in 1.99 seconds.
Most recently, the Model S Plaid has showcased its hot track times at the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany. In late August, the Plaid actually crashed into a barrier while attempting to break some track records. Luckily, the driver was ok.
A week later, we reported footage of the Model S Plaid once again tearing up the track at Nürburgring. In fact, the Plaid actually ended up setting a new electric lap record, with a time of 7:35.579.
Plaid+
In 2021, Tesla began touting an even faster version of the Plaid powertrain with the unveiling of the Plaid+. This trim was advertised to offer the same speed as its Plaid counterpart but with a 520+ mile range on a single charge.
Not long thereafter, however, Tesla scrapped the entire trim as its CEO declared that drivers don’t need more than 400 miles of range, and the regular Plaid is “just too good.”
Here’s a rundown of how everything transpired around the short rise and fall of the Plaid+:
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