Tesla Model S upgrade vehicles were recently seen leaving the Fremont Factory lot in a car transport truck. Some car carriers with Model 3 and Model Y cars were also seen heading north. The sighting of trucks carrying Tesla vehicles suggests that the company’s end-of-quarter momentum is underway.
Twitter User @CodingMark took pictures of a car carrier transporting several Model S update vehicles out of the Fremont plant. The EV community member initially speculated that the Model S refresh and Model S Plaid vehicles were in the car carrier, but a closer inspection of the images suggested that the cars were made up of the first.
Since Tesla announced the availability of the Model S Plaid, all eyes have been on Fremont Factory. The facility’s parking lot has been constantly populated with the Model S update recently. This pointed to the idea that deliveries to the customer of the refurbished flagship are about to begin.
During the January earnings conference call, Elon Musk announced that deliveries of the Plaid Model S would begin in February. Musk’s estimates were slightly wrong, as no deliveries were made last month. Ultimately, deliveries of the Model S Plaid appear to be experiencing some “Tempo Elon”, a trend that Musk himself has admitted in the past. “I always deliver what I say, just maybe not by the time I say it,” said Tesla’s CEO.
With the Model S upgrade cars now being transported, the Plaid Model S vehicles may be the next cars to leave Tesla’s main production facility in California. Model S Plaid deliveries can make a significant difference in Tesla’s first quarter, similar to the impact that Model Y deliveries had in the first quarter of last year. With just a few weeks to the end of March, the excitement and anxiety about the deliveries of the Plaid Model S are bound to increase.
If deliveries of the Model S Plaid do not arrive by the end of March, it will still play a significant role in Tesla’s next quarterly earnings. Plaid Model S deliveries may begin next month, starting the second quarter on a solid basis.
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