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Tesla customers who want to get their hands on the new Model S and X vehicles may have to wait longer.
According to Electrek, the carmaker is facing new production delays that are pushing back its delivery of electric vehicles by a few weeks.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, originally said when the new models were launched in January, that production had already started and that deliveries would begin in February. However, he later tweeted that there are still ‘very fine details to address’.
While Tesla does not give a reason for the delivery delays, Musk said at the end of February that the factory in Fremont, California, had to stop production for a few days due to shortages of spare parts.
He reportedly said in an email to employees at the time that Tesla was benefiting from the temporary shutdown of the plant with the upgrading and maintenance of equipment, adding that the company had “almost finished” its production lines, and that the full production is expected to resume in the second. term.
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Tesla revealed in a news release last week that new Model S and X vehicles had only arrived in the early stages of production, with new equipment installed and tested during the first quarter.
The company produced 180,338 Model 3 and Y vehicles and delivered 184,800 vehicles in the first quarter, with the previous Model S and X vehicles covering 2,020 of the deliveries, and the Model 3 and Y for the rest.
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According to the company’s website, the new orders of the Model S Long Range and Plaid currently have estimated delivery times in the US of 10-14 weeks. Meanwhile, the new Model X has an estimated delivery window for new orders between May and July.
Eletrek noted that most customers who had previously seen the estimated delivery dates in March and April when they placed orders for the new Model S saw that the windows had now moved back to the period to May.
Tesla does not have a functional media relations department that responds to requests for information.
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With the exception of potential incentives and gas savings, Model S Long Range, Plaid and Plaid + have starting prices of $ 79,990, $ 119,990 and $ 149,990, respectively, while Model X Long Range and Plaid have starting prices of $ 89,990 and $ 119,990, respectively.
Tesla’s new Model S (photo courtesy of Tesla)
The new Model S has a range of 412 miles, a top speed of 155 miles per hour and can move at a speed of 60 miles per hour within 3.1 seconds. The new Model X has a distance of 360 miles, a top speed of 155 km per hour and can move at a speed of 60 miles per hour within 3.8 seconds.