Tesla’s new electric car – Model S Plaid Plus will not arrive, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk on Monday.
Earlier, Musk promised fans the tri-motor, Plaid Plus version of their new Model S, which would give riders 1,100 horsepower, 520 miles of range on a fully charged battery, and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in less than two seconds.
“Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good.” He added, “0 to 60mph in under 2 secs. Quickest production car ever made of any kind. Has to be felt to be believed,” – Musk wrote on Twitter.
In March, Tesla increased the price of the Model S Plaid Plus by $10,000 to about $150,000. The option to buy the Model S Plaid Plus was withdrawn from Tesla’s website in the last week of May.
The remaining version of the Model S Plaid will be priced at about $119,900 with a 390-mile range battery, and 1,020 horsepower and acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 2 seconds.
Speaking about the technical challenges Musk said, “There were more challenges than expected in developing the Plaid Model S or the Paladium program, which is a new version of the Model S and X, which has a revised interior and new battery pack and new drive units and new internal electronics and has resembled a high-station level infotainment system.”
He added, “It took quite a bit of development to ensure that the battery of the new S and X is safe.”
Meanwhile, Tesla has raised prices for different variants of its Model 3 and Model Y cars in the U.S. multiple times this year. Musk holds responsible for the price increases on the supply chain. He wrote in a tweet, “Prices increasing due to major supply chain price pressure industry-wide. Raw materials especially.”
