Tesla model s plaid. The tesla model s plaid was initially poised for a summer 2020 release though with the outbreak of the coronavirus theres a good chance that the vehicles rollout may be moved back. When tesla started testing early prototypes of the model s plaid it did feature some body modifications but it hasnt been clear whether tesla plans to bring them to the production version. Elon musk has stated that the tesla model s plaid units are set for production around summer 2020 which is also around the same time that the company will start manufacturing the model y crossover.
Tesla is planning to bring model s plaid a seven seater car to the market bipasha mandal automobile jul 7 2020 311 pm tesla ceo elon musk announced that the company is bringing the model s to the racetrack as well and this decision has come as a shock to many people since this particular model is not that adept at track driving. First it would allow tesla to keep the same basic pack and body design. Tesla model s plaid this created quite a buzz last year when it was spotted lapping the nuerburgring in a very obviously modified guise after porsche set the ev lap record in a taycan turbo s.
The plaid model s is expected to be very much like the model s performance which is priced just below 100000. But what exactly is it and how does it differ from the already quick. Tesla ceo elon musk says that tesla is going to simplify its upcoming plaid tri motor upgrade as it was getting too complex in september 2019 tesla announced a model s with a 3 motor.
There is an outside chance that tesla will stick with 18650s for plaid model s. Plaid is the newest and quickest mode set to roll out for the tesla model s. The 18650s do have some advantages.