Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company will discontinue production of the Model S and Model X, reducing the lineup to essentially three vehicles. So, what's next?

The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday.

The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

The Model S was “demoed” at the CES Nvidia booth (Tesla did not have a booth) in January of 2012 – about five months before production of the Model S started. I remember that the Model S was mobbed, overshadowing whatever separate PC graphics chip technology Nvidia was demoing.

Lamentating the loss of Tesla’s Model S and Model X? There are a few good alternatives to Tesla’s electric sedan and SUV on the market that’ll give you comparable power and range.

Tesla Model S and X face production end in 2026, but rarity, performance, and historical significance could boost collector value over time.

Car models get canceled all of the time, even the iconic and successful ones. But for electric-vehicle fans, it's not hard to have mixed feelings about the demise of the Tesla Model S. (And, to a lesser extent, the Model X.)

The Model S deserved better than this.