Tesla has officially pulled the plug on the Model S and X.
Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Tesla had stopped making new production units of its longest-serving EVs, with only a few inventory units remaining for sale.
“We will have an official ceremony to mark the ending of an era. I love those cars,” Musk wrote in a post on X, which included a picture of the billionaire at the Model S production launch in 2012.
As of Wednesday, the option to configure and order a new Model S or X has been removed from Tesla’s website, with customers instead offered the option to purchase a limited supply of pre-configured vehicles in Tesla’s inventory.
The Model S and X helped establish Tesla as an EV powerhouse and one of the world’s most innovative automakers when they launched in 2012 and 2015, and played a key role in bringing electric vehicles into the mainstream.
But the luxury sedan and SUV now make up a tiny fraction of Tesla’s sales, and in January, Musk announced that the two models would receive an “honorable discharge” to free up factory space to build its Optimus humanoid robot.
The Tesla CEO said the move was “slightly sad,” but described it as the next step in the automaker’s shift to “an autonomous future.”
Tesla is preparing to begin production of its two-seater Cybercab robotaxi, which does not have a steering wheel or pedals, this month.
Musk has said the company is unlikely to make any more conventional non-autonomous vehicles in the future — with the exception of the next-generation Roadster, which is set to be unveiled in April.
The Model S and X are the latest EVs to stop new production in the US market. The likes of Ford, Hyundai, and Honda have all scrapped current or planned electric models in recent months as demand for EVs cools following the end of the $7,500 tax credit last September.
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