Model S
Discontinued
Firmware
2026.26.6.1
FSD
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Release History
Jun 2012 Model S launch — Tesla's first luxury sedan launch 5194d ago
Oct 2014 Dual motor AWD and P85D performance variant introduced variant 4342d ago
Apr 2016 Model S facelift — new front fascia, HEPA filter refresh 3794d ago
Apr 2019 Raven update — adaptive suspension, longer range update 2699d ago
Jan 2021 Plaid refresh — new interior, yoke steering, 1,020 hp tri-motor refresh 2058d ago
Sept 2023 Plaid becomes sole variant after Long Range discontinuation update 1085d ago
Oct 2025 Refreshed Model S returns to Europe for a final run update 303d ago Nov 2025 Model S and Model X return to Europe — final inventory allocation update 289d ago Jan 2026 An honourable discharge — Tesla signals end of Model S and X era update 204d ago Apr 2026 Production officially ended — only limited inventory remains discontinued 141d ago Apr 2026 Final Signature Series run — 250 units in Garnet Red update 130d ago Apr 2026 Spring Update 2026.14 reaches Model S — Hey Grok, Pet Mode, 24-hour Dashcam update 127d ago May 2026 Final Model S rolled off Fremont line — production fully ended update 103d ago May 2026 Tesla 218,868-vehicle NHTSA recall — rearview camera blank up to 11s on 2026.8.6; OTA fix 2026.8.6.1 already pushed globally update 103d ago May 2026 2026.14.6 update — Self-Driving app, Premium Immersive Sound, rear-display navigation update 101d ago May 2026 Signature Edition delivery event rescheduled to 20 May after Trump-Xi summit invite update 99d ago May 2026 FSD v14.3.3 with 2026.14.6.6 — live intervention-free streak counter, Smart Summon 6→8 mph, full Spring Update bundle update 96d ago May 2026 Final Signature Edition delivery event at Fremont — 250 Garnet Red units handed over to invited owners update 92d ago Jun 2026 Around 20 Signature Edition units allocated to Europe by private invitation update 54d ago Jul 2026 Fremont Model S/X line torn down in 46 days to be converted for Optimus robot production update 38d ago Aug 2026 Surplus new Model S/X parts auctioned by the pallet on B-Stock update 4d ago Latest News about Model S
RUMOUR Hardware
Geely Claims 500 Wh/kg Solid-State Cells, With Volvo and Polestar in the Queue
Geely says solid-state cells at 500 Wh/kg - double its current 250 Wh/kg packs - enter pilot deployment across its brands in 2027, claiming over 1,000 km of range. Volvo and Polestar are on the list, which is what makes it a Tesla problem.
Yesterday
Fleet Data
Chinese Brands and Tesla Took a Record 13.3% of Western Europe in Q2
Chinese brands took 10.7% of new-car sales across 18 Western European markets in Q2 2026, up from 5.7%, and Tesla went from 1.7% to 2.6% - 13.3% combined, about 0.44 million cars. Schmidt credits Tesla's gain to prices falling towards EUR 30,000.
Yesterday
RUMOUR Hardware
Tesla Will Bring the Semi's European Spec Sheet to Hannover in September
Tesla has confirmed it will publish the European Semi's specifications and launch details at IAA Transportation in Hannover, 15-20 September. The European listing shows a 40-tonne truck charging on MCS at up to 1.2 MW - not the North American configuration.
Yesterday
Fleet Data
Tesla's Best Month in India Was 115 Cars
Tesla delivered a record 115 Model Ys in India in July 2026, up 203% on June's 38, after a ₹9 lakh price cut. Cumulative sales since launch reached 578, passing 600 in early August. It was third in a luxury EV market of 736 cars, behind BMW's 390 and Mercedes-Benz's 174.
2d ago
RUMOUR Hardware
The Model Y L Went 358 Miles for Edmunds, and Turned Up in Europe's Configurator Code
Edmunds recorded 358 miles for the six-seat Model Y L against Tesla's 320-mile estimate — 11.8% over, and the longest range it has measured for any Model Y. The same day, "Model Y L" appeared in the source code of Tesla's configurators in Germany, France, Italy and Spain, where the car still cannot be ordered. Tesla has confirmed no European launch date, price or specification.
2d ago
RUMOUR FSD & Autopilot
Cybercab's Operator Interface Has a 'Roaming' State and an Oops Button
Cybercabs testing in Austin were photographed running an operator interface with split-screen Controls, a 'Rodeo' feedback panel (Short Oops, Long Oops, Win, Voice Note), a 'Roaming' no-rider status, and a 10-star ride-review form asking whether trips were acceptable for an unsupervised car. Tesla has not confirmed any of it.
2d ago
Charging
Tesla's Supercharger Network Fell to Fourth in J.D. Power's 2026 Study. Cost Did It.
Tesla's Supercharger network scored 701 of 1,000 in J.D. Power's 2026 US public-charging study, down from 709, dropping from first to fourth behind IONNA (807), Mercedes-Benz (797) and Rivian (755). J.D. Power blames payment and cost factors, not reliability.
2d ago
Fleet Data
Xiaomi's SU7 Has Passed 500,000 Deliveries. Its 2026 Target Is Slipping Away.
Xiaomi says the SU7 has passed 500,000 cumulative deliveries in 28.5 months, the fastest for any Chinese EV above CNY 200,000. But Xiaomi has delivered 216,322 cars in 2026 so far, 39% of its 550,000 target, and would need close to 67,000 a month to close the gap against a record month of 50,212.
2d ago
FSD & Autopilot
Slovakia's First Robotaxi Drive Went to WeRide, on a Closed Circuit With a Safety Driver
WeRide has completed Slovakia's first autonomous robotaxi test drive, using its lidar-equipped Robotaxi GXR on a closed circuit with a safety driver aboard. Slovakia's Ministry of Transport has written a framework allowing testing with no driver at the wheel, which no other EU state has matched, while Tesla's FSD still awaits EU approval.
2d ago
Hardware
LG Energy Solution Starts Lansing Production. Tesla's Megapack Cells Follow in 2027.
LG Energy Solution began production at its $2 billion Lansing, Michigan plant on 18 August 2026. From August 2027 it supplies the LFP prismatic cells behind Tesla's Megapack 3 under a $4.3 billion contract the US government confirmed in March, running to 2030 with an option to 2037.
2d ago
Charging
Ionity Opens Its First London Charging Hub, With 12 Bays at Greenwich
Ionity has opened its first London fast-charging hub at Greenwich Shopping Park: 12 bays rated up to 400 kW, live from 19 August 2026, with free charging for 24 hours from 21 August. It is the first of several the network plans for the capital. No Tesla can use the full 400 kW, so the value is bay count, not peak power.
2d ago
Policy
Audi's 787 hp Chinese EV Can Be Imported to Germany. The Tariff Table Explains the Price.
A German importer will deliver the China-only Audi E5 Sportback from EUR 59,980 before VAT, roughly double its Chinese price. EU countervailing duties of 7.8% to 35.3% explain the gap: SAIC, Audi's Chinese partner, drew the top rate, while Tesla holds the lowest at 7.8% for its Shanghai-built cars.
2d ago
Charging
A Quarter of Hampshire's Public Chargers Are Off, and Four Councils Track No Faults
A Close Brothers Motor Finance FOI of 17 English county councils found 39 of Hampshire's 157 public chargers unavailable — 27 switched off deliberately for low use — while Lancashire, West Sussex, Nottinghamshire and Essex hold no reliability data at all. Northumberland reports 97% uptime across 487 chargers, so the gap is management, not hardware.
2d ago
Charging
A Model 3 Drew 50 kW From a 400 kW Charger in Spain, and the Heat Explains It
A Tesla Model 3 at a Zunder site rated up to 400 kW in Villalpando, Spain sustained barely 50 kW on a hot day, peaking at 230 kW for seconds. Charger cabinets and cables derate to protect themselves when they run out of thermal headroom, Superchargers included, and Hungary's grid-side power caps are a separate squeeze on top.
2d ago
Policy
Geely Will Build Its Premium Brands Inside Volvo's European Factories
Geely will manufacture higher-priced models from its own portfolio in Volvo's European plants from 2028, with Ghent, Torslanda and Košice all in play. Building inside the EU erases the 18.8% countervailing duty plus the 10% import duty that Geely-group cars pay today — against the 7.8% Tesla negotiated for the Shanghai-built Model 3.
2d ago
Charging
GM Puts Tesla's Plug on Every 2027 EV, and the Adapter Becomes Optional
Every Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC electric vehicle will leave the factory with a native NACS port from the 2027 model year, ending the adapter requirement GM drivers have lived with since September 2024. Access covers more than 27,500 Superchargers. Nothing changes in Europe, where Tesla has always built to CCS2.
2d ago
Hardware
Einride Orders 500 Tesla Semis, and Not One of Them Is Coming to Europe
Sweden's Einride has ordered 500 Tesla Semis for five US states, the largest commitment the truck has ever had, taking its electric fleet from about 250 trucks to 750 over 24 months with Amazon as the named customer. None are bound for Europe, where Tesla's Semi timeline still points at 2027 and Einride's own autonomy work now runs through DAF.
2d ago
Fleet Data
Giga Shanghai Built Its 6 Millionth Battery Pack, 279 Days After the 5 Millionth
Tesla announced on Weibo that its Shanghai plant has produced its six millionth battery pack, 279 days after the five millionth on 12 November 2025. That is about 3,580 packs a day, or 1.3 million a year, from the factory that exports Model 3 to Europe.
2d ago
FSD & Autopilot
A Driverless Tesla Drove Through a Row of Bollards Four Weeks After 'Impeccable'
A Robotaxi Model Y with nobody in the driver's seat stopped for a row of plastic lane bollards in Austin, then pushed through them and kept going. It happened four weeks after Tesla's VP of AI told investors the programme had an 'impeccable' record with zero notable incidents over 380,000 driverless miles.
2d ago
RUMOUR Charging
Tesla's Austin Robotaxi Depot Asks for 48 Superchargers Now and 80 Wireless Bays Later
Permit filings for 405 E. St. Elmo Road in Austin describe a two-phase robotaxi charging depot: 48 V4 Supercharger posts on 12 V3.5 cabinets first, then equipment to support 80 wireless chargers. It would be the largest sign yet that Tesla intends its driverless fleet to charge without anyone plugging anything in.
2d ago
Hardware
Tesla's Official V2L Retrofit Runs to 344 Steps and $1,750 in Parts, for 2.4 kW
Tesla has published a draft PCS1-to-PCS2-Lite retrofit procedure that gives Model Y Premium cars built before June 2026 vehicle-to-load capability. It runs 344 steps, needs a $1,750 power-conversion unit plus harnesses and coolant hoses, and delivers 2.4 kW through the charge port. Third-party adapters do more for a fraction of it.
2d ago
Fleet Data
Used EVs Now Sell in 25 Days in Britain, and Tesla Takes Three of the Top Ten
Auto Trader data puts used electric cars at 25 days to sell against 30 for the market as a whole, with three-to-five-year-old EVs the fastest-moving stock of any fuel type at 20 days. Prices are rising too: that cohort is up 10.2% year on year, and Tesla accounts for three of August's ten fastest sellers.
3d ago
Charging
Scandinavia's Motorway Fast-Charging Venture Splits Three Ways on 1 September
The Powered by E.ON Drive & Clever joint venture, 157 fast-charging points across 37 Nordic motorway sites, is being divided by country. Clever keeps Denmark, E.ON Drive Infrastructure takes Sweden and newcomer Uno-X Mobility takes Norway. From 1 September, Clever subscribers pay by card in Norway and Sweden.
3d ago
RUMOUR FSD & Autopilot
Tesla Is Days From Launching the Cybercab, and Europe's Route to One Now Exists on Paper
Tesla has told employees it is preparing a public Cybercab launch in Austin by the end of August, starting with employee rides on public roads before the two-seater joins the Robotaxi fleet. The EU spent the first half of 2026 building a type-approval route for cars with no steering wheel — the obstacle to a European Cybercab is no longer the rulebook, it is that Tesla is still arguing about Supervised.
3d ago
Charging
The Standard That Makes AC Vehicle-to-Grid Work Arrived in July. The EU Rule Still Points at the Old One
ISO 15118-20 Amendment 1, published on 13 July 2026, finally specifies how a car's onboard charger can feed the grid in a grid-compliant way over AC. But the EU rule that makes ISO 15118-20 mandatory from 1 January 2027 was written before the amendment existed and cites the 2022 base version — and the German text of that rule mistranslates its scope as commercial vehicles only.
3d ago
FSD & Autopilot
Tesla Made FSD Nag Less. The Chronicle Went to Look at What Drivers Do With That
A San Francisco Chronicle report finds Tesla owners handing over almost all of their driving to FSD Supervised, including an Uber driver whose safety score went from 70% to 98% on it. Tesla has been deliberately reducing driver-monitoring prompts since FSD v14.3.3, tying the reduction to safety data. Europe is approving the same software on the assumption the driver stays in charge.
3d ago
Hardware
Tesla Is Auctioning Its Leftover Model S and X Parts by the Pallet
Tesla is liquidating new, unused Model S and Model X components on the B-Stock bulk auction platform, sold by the pallet with starting bids as low as $100 against a retail value above $1.3 million. It is inventory clearance, not a parts-supply retreat — but it is where the independent repair trade will get its stock.
4d ago
RUMOUR Charging
Tesla Is Building a 64-Stall Supercharger in Queens, Its Biggest on the East Coast
Tesla is constructing a 64-stall Supercharger in Maspeth, Queens, which would be the largest station on the US East Coast — matching the 68-stall site in Halifax, North Carolina depending on the final count. Two stalls are pull-through for cars with trailers, and it lands in a city where Manhattan itself has only five small Supercharger sites.
4d ago
Charging
Tesla Is Refunding Supercharger Idle Fees It Charged to 'Free Lifetime' Owners
Claims are now open in a California class action over Supercharger idle fees billed to owners who had free lifetime Supercharging — including cases where Tesla disabled Supercharger access over the unpaid amounts. The deadline is 25 September 2026, and the settlement also commits Tesla to stop using charging access as a collection lever.
4d ago
Hardware
A Starlink-Equipped Cybercab Is Now Driving on Public Roads
A week after Tesla showed the first Cybercab with an integrated Starlink antenna, one has been filmed testing on public roads in Houston. Tesla's stated reasons are passenger entertainment and a permanent link between the company and the robotaxi fleet — and it says the Cybercab is only the first vehicle in the lineup to get it.
4d ago