Photo: Udara Gunawardena
After a Tesla Model S Plaid Refresh with updated taillights was spotted on Tesla’s test track last week, a similar model has been seen driving around Fremont.
A refreshed 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid was seen testing in Fremont, featuring both the updated taillights without the black bar, and with a new charging flap, as posted by Udara Gunawardena in the Facebook group Tesla Model S Plaid & Long Range (via @Sawyer Merritt).
While the black bar crossing the trunks on previous Model S units would continue into the taillight on each side, the new design has the bar stopping in between the taillights.
Photo: Udara Gunawardena
In addition, the new charging flap is located on the side portion of the taillight, and is a bit like an inverted version of the newer Model Y flaps.
Some users were also wondering if the flap may have CCS charging hardware on the inside, suitable for charging throughout Europe and in other markets.
Photo: Photo: Udara Gunawardena
With the Model S Plaid launched only in June, the company’s quick move to start improving on the design could also have something to do with Tesla’s halting Model S and X unit orders beyond North America.
Check out this latest Model S refresh with updated details below by @Alwinart:
Model S Changes – Updated
Bar between taillights stays.
Trunk then stays unchanged, and retrofit should be possibleAlso new chargeport design pic.twitter.com/3ZytJHZF7X
— Alwin (@Alwinart) December 16, 2021
