Battery-electric full-size car

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Tesla Model S

Tesla

“Proved EVs could be fast, long-range status objects — not golf carts.”

17-inch portrait screen, OTA updates, Supercharger network, and Ludicrous mode rewrote luxury-car software expectations.

Hundreds of thousands of Model S; Tesla later millions of vehicles

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  • OTA vehicle software
  • Large touchscreen interior
  • Company-owned charging network

The first premium electric sedan that people lusted after.