Tesla Model S.

The Model S is a five-door sedan with a lift back. The first deliveries were made on June 22, 2012. When it took first position in the Norwegian new car sales list in September 2013, the automobile became the first electric vehicle to top the monthly sales chart in any country. 

The Model S was named Car of the Year by Motor Trend in 2013, "World Green Car" by Automobile magazine in 2013, "Car of the Year" by Automobile magazine in 2013, Time magazine's Best 25 Inventions of the Year 2012 award, and the 2019 Motor Trend "Ultimate Car of the Year" by Motor Trend.

The Model S was developed under the code name "WhiteStar" before to 2007. On June 30, 2008, the Model S was formally revealed, and a prototype vehicle was unveiled in March 2009. On June 22, 2012, the Model S made its premiere. 

The 60D, a revamped dual-motor, all-wheel-drive variant, debuted on October 9, 2014. The 60D was followed by the 70D, which introduced dual-motor all-wheel drive, as well as the 85D, P85D, and P90D. The Tesla Model S was updated in February 2017 with the P100D, which included a new motor and was the first electric vehicle with an EPA-estimated range of more than 300 miles (483 km). In June 2021, a new Tesla Model S, code-named "Palladium," was unveiled.

Tesla would make multiple changes to the Model S during 2015, including a new power plant that would last one million miles. Electromagnetically brakes were added in the 2015 upgrade. 

Tesla introduced a 70 kWh battery in the same year to replace the previous 60 kWh batteries and base Model S automobiles. It introduced a 90 kWh battery as a "range improvement," claiming that the 6 percent boost in energy was due to "enhanced cell chemistry" and the addition of silicon to the graphite anode of the cell. In 2016, the 60 and 60D were updated with a 75 kWH software-limited battery and the "Bioweapon Defence Mode" air filter.

Due to improved reliability, the Model S received a Consumer Reports "recommended" certification in 2019, with the Model S ranking second out of four ultra-luxury automobiles tested.

For the second year in a row, the Model S was the best-selling plug-in automobile in the world. After the BAIC EC-Series city car, which sold over 78,000 units in China, the Model S slid to second position in 2018.

After the Nissan Leaf, the Model S remained the second most popular electric vehicle in history. As of December 2018, total global sales were estimated to be around 263,504 units.