Tesla has increased the price of the last Model S and Model X units in inventory.
The two flagship EVs have been discontinued, and Tesla is now asking more money for the last cars sitting on lots.
The cheapest new Model S goes for $109,990, while the top-spec Model X Plaid costs nearly $130,000.
Tesla has never been a company that follows the norm, and its latest move is proof that unwritten rules are meant to be broken by the American EV giant.
At the beginning of the month, the flagship Model S and Model X were officially discontinued after more than a decade in production, with the only remaining new models sitting in inventory. Initially, hundreds of vehicles were available across the United States, but now that number has come down significantly, signaling that EV and Tesla fans alike want to own a piece of the company’s history.
Inventory Tesla Model X EVs
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A traditional car dealer would have probably slashed the prices on the remaining inventory to be done with it, but Tesla has done the exact opposite, hiking the MSRP of the last few Model S and Model Xs by a whopping $15,000 overnight, as spotted by EV enthusiast Sawyer Merritt on X.
Granted, all the cars that are still for sale have the so-called Luxe package, whether you want it or not, which includes the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) advanced driver assistance system, a four-year Premium service plan, free lifetime Supercharging, and free lifetime Premium connectivity for music and video streaming on the go.
All this being said, when Tesla pulled the plug on custom orders for its flagship EVs, inventory cars had free lifetime Supercharging and Premium connectivity, too. In other words, Tesla is now charging extra just for the privilege of owning one of the last new Model S and Model X EVs in the United States.
This is far from the first time Tesla has hiked prices on its cars. Seemingly arbitrarily, the Model S and Model X have had their prices slashed before going up again by $5,000 and $10,000 in the past year. The higher price tag came with the mandatory Luxe pack, which was ultimately dropped by Tesla, only to make a comeback on inventory cars now.
The cheapest inventory Model S and Model X units are former demo units used by stores to showcase the cars, with prices starting at around $106,000 and $111,000, respectively. A brand-new Model S AWD, meanwhile, goes for $109,990, while the top-spec Model X Plaid is $129,900.
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