Tesla Delivers Final Model S and Model X at Fremont Send-Off

Tesla delivered its final Model S and Model X vehicles during an emotional send-off event held at the Fremont factory, where the last 250 Signature Edition cars were handed over to customers. Production of the two models has now ended after 14 years for the Model S and 11 years for the Model X, with more than 750,000 units built at the California plant. The company is shifting the freed production lines to support its Optimus humanoid robot program.

Tesla paid tribute to the vehicles for changing automotive history by proving an electric car could be the best of any kind. The models are credited with helping expand global EV sales from 50,000 units in 2011 to 21 million per year today. The Model S achieved the first 400-mile EV range, the first sub-two-second 0-60 time in a production car, and the first production sedan quarter-mile run of 9.23 seconds, while its roof proved strong enough to break NHTSA’s testing machine. The Model X became the quickest production SUV and the first to avoid rollover in regulatory tests.

Both vehicles received continuous updates throughout their lives, resulting in 40 percent fewer parts than at launch and only 3 percent of original parts remaining in current versions. Elon Musk spoke at the event alongside engineering vice president Lars Moravy and designer Franz von Holzhausen, stating that the cars succeeded because they were built with genuine passion. “Those cars were designed with love,” Musk said. “That would be my advice for people out there who are making products or providing services: do something that you truly love. Your customers will feel that love.”

Moravy appeared visibly moved and later posted on X that the remark “really choked me up,” adding that every product is made with customers in mind. Von Holzhausen reflected on nearly 18 years of work, writing that the team put so much love into the products and will carry that forward, noting it was time to say goodbye to something great to make room for something even greater. The event included a replay available for viewing.