Tesla is cancelling the longest-range Model S Plaid+, says Musk
The top-of-the-line trim isn't needed, the executive suggested in a Tweet, "Plaid is just so good"
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Production for Tesla’s longest-range Model S Plaid+ is canceled, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday.
“Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good.” Musk tweeted.
Model S Plaid+, which would have been Tesla’s highest-end model with a driving range of 520 miles (837 km), was unveiled at a battery event last year, and Musk said it would adopt its next-generation 4680 battery cells. But production was pushed back to 2022 from the end of 2021.
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Musk on Sunday called the Model S Plaid the “ quickest production car ever made of any kind .”
According to the company’s website, the Model S Plaid can go from zero to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) in 1.99 seconds and has a top speed of 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) and an estimated range of 390 miles (627 km).
“Model S goes to Plaid speed this week,” he said in another tweet, without elaborating.
The Model S Plaid was scheduled to be unveiled at an event on June 3, which has been pushed to June 10. The Model S Plaid costs $112,990, according to the company’s website.
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