<blockquote><p>A Chinese consumer who pre-ordered the Model S Plaid received a notice from Tesla to make the final payment in order to prepare for delivery.</p></blockquote>
<p>For Chinese consumers who have been waiting for the Tesla Model S Plaid for two years, delivery is not far off.</p>
<p>One Chinese consumer who pre-ordered the electric sedan has already received a notice from Tesla to make the final payment on the purchase in preparation for delivery, a screenshot from social media shared by local automotive outlet Yiche on Tuesday shows.</p>
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<p>The consumer, who previously reserved the model by paying RMB 20,000 and opted for a white interior, will now have to pay a final payment of RMB 1,013,990, according to the report.</p>
<p>This means that the total cost of the Model S Plaid will be RMB 1,033,990 ($143,930) for the consumer.</p>
<p>Tesla announced the Model S Plaid in the US in September 2020 with triple motors that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 1.99 seconds.</p>
<p>In early June 2021, Tesla began deliveries of the model in the US and eliminated the more powerful Plaid + model.</p>
<p>In late November last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Model S Plaid could come to China around March 2022. However, that never became a reality.</p><div>
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<p>At that time, Tesla's China website showed the Model S Plaid priced at RMB 1,059,990 with an expected delivery date in China of late 2022, though this was pending regulatory approval.</p>
<p>Currently, Tesla's US website shows the Model S Plaid's vehicle price at $140,490.</p>
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<p>It's worth noting that a number of recent developments suggest that the Tesla Model S Plaid is getting closer to delivery in China.</p>
<p>Auto blogger @常岩 CY shared several photos on Weibo on October 10 of the Model S Plaid taken in Foshan, Guangdong province, the first time the model has appeared in China.</p>
<p>On October 11, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the latest batch of new energy vehicles (NEVs) exempt from vehicle purchase tax, and the Model S and Model X were included.</p>
<p>China is currently exempting NEVs from the purchase tax, which was set to expire at the end of this year, but has been extended to the end of 2023.</p><div>
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