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   Tesla is no longer an EV company  Elon Musk says pioneer has killed off the   
   Model S and Model X to make room for robots   
      
   Date:   
   Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:46:56 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Elon Musk says Tesla will cease producing the Model S and Model X later this   
   year, as focus shifts to robotics and AI.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Elon Musk used Teslas quarterly earnings call to announce that the company   
   will stop producing the Model S sedan and Model X SUV later this year,    
   stating that the move would free up space at its Fremont, California factory   
   to produce the Optimus humanoid robot.    
      
   Launched in 2012, the Model S arguably established Tesla as the pioneering   
   electric vehicle company it is today, proving that it was possible to blend   
   cutting-edge technology and impressive performance with sleek styling and a   
   useable all-electric range.    
      
   The enormous Model X then followed in 2015, breaking the SUV mould with   
   Falcon-Wing doors and masses of space inside. Again, it was accompanied by   
   class-leading battery technology and access to a seamless charging network.    
      
   Its time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an   
   honorable discharge, because were really moving into a future that is based    
   on autonomy, Musk said during the earnings call.    
      
   The autonomy Teslas CEO speaks of is in reference to the Optimus Humanoid   
   robot, which is planned to be produced on the line the Model S and Model X   
   currently occupy.    
      
   Humanoids aside, sales of Teslas expensive Model S and Model X have slowed   
   over recent years, with the company lumping them into an Other Models    
   category when reporting figures. This category also includes the Cybertruck   
   and Tesla Semi truck.    
      
   As a result, it has been difficult to get an accurate view of overall sales,   
   but Electrek has been following the decline of Teslas once-pioneering    
   vehicles for years, suggesting Model S and X deliveries had dropped over 30%   
   year-over-year since 2023.    
      
   By late 2024, sales were estimated below 50,000 units globally, although the   
   website believes this could be as low as 30,000 units in 2025.    
      
   Tesla also failed to refresh the Model S and Model X to the extent that it    
   did with the best-selling Model 3 and Model Y recently, adding some new paint   
   options and slightly improved range to the pair last year, but bumping up the   
   price by $5,000.    
      
   This pushed the cost of the Model S to $84,990 (around 62,000 / AU$120,000)   
   and the Model X to $89,990 (about 65,000 / AU$128,000) in the US. With a   
   plethora of premium rivals from the likes of Rivian and Lucid, as well as   
   legacy automakers and emerging Chinese brands, Tesla customers have been   
   shopping elsewhere.   
      
   Is Tesla no longer an EV company?   
      
   With most of Teslas messaging now surrounding autonomous driving, advances in   
   AI and humanoid robots, have we reached a point where Elon Musk has finally   
   lost interest in the EV market altogether?    
      
   It certainly looks that way, as its most recent roll of the dice, the    
   divisive Cybertruck, is bombing hard.    
      
   According to a recent report by Business Insider , Tesla sold just 20,237   
   Cybertrucks in the US last year, which is nearly half the number Tesla sold    
   in 2024 and a long way off the 250,000 a year Musk predicted when the    
   electric pick-up rolled off production lines in 2023  despite Musk claiming    
   it was the best vehicle Tesla has ever made at the time.    
      
   Way back in 2019, Musk referred to the Model S and Model X as niche vehicles,   
   claiming that they were of minor importance to our future at the time,    
   despite them selling tens of thousands each quarter.    
      
   By that logic, the Cybertruck is likely to face a similar fate to Model S and   
   Model X in the not-so distant future, leaving Tesla with just two cars to   
   sell: the Model 3 and Model Y.    
      
   Aside from start-ups and niche manufacturers, such as Lucid and Rivian, it is   
   difficult to find another global player with a model line-up lacking such   
   depth.    
      
   However, investors continue to support Musks pivot into advanced humanoid   
   robots and his determination to bring fully autonomous driving to the masses.    
      
   This is despite the fact that Teslas overall EV sales, its core business,    
   were down 9% globally in 2025, compared to the previous year, while sales in   
   Europe plunged by about 28%, according to CBS News .    
      
   A lot now rides on the shoulders of Optimus, which Musk says will go on sale   
   to the public in 2027. But if its anything like T eslas Roadster , we could    
   be waiting much longer for it to arrive.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/tesla-is-no-lo   
   nger-an-ev-company-elon-musk-says-pioneer-has-killed-off-the-model-s-and-model   
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