Elon Musk promises $25,000 Tesla and says Model S ‘Plaid’ is coming soon
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Elon Musk promises $25,000 Tesla and says Model S ‘Plaid’ is coming soon

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CNN Business — Elon Musk ended Tesla’s big battery event Tuesday evening with some big promises about the pricing of Tesla’s future cars and the announcement of a new ultra-fast version of today’s Model S. After reviewing improvements in Tesla’s own battery designs and manufacturingadvancements that could result in huge reductions in battery costs, Musk promised a $25,000 Tesla electric car that would be available in about three years. Musk also announced that Tesla is taking orders now for the new three-motor Tesla Model S with “Plaid Mode,” a version capable of producing 1,100 horsepower. Spaceballs - They've gone into plaid During the lengthy presentation, Musk and Andrew Baglino, Tesla’s head of powertrain development, detailed improvements the company has made in its battery design and battery manufacturing capabilities. Musk also outlined a new engineering structure for future Tesla cars in which the front and rear framework of the car would each be made of a single cast piece of aluminum alloy.These would be joined to the battery pack which would, itself, actually form a major part of the car’s structure.

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