<Li> 2,200 kg (4,850 lb) (100D) </Li> <Li> 2,250 kg (4,960 lb) (P100D) </Li> <P> The Tesla Model S is a full - sized all - electric five - door, luxury liftback, produced by Tesla, Inc., and introduced on 22 June 2012 . It scored a perfect 5.0 NHTSA automobile safety rating . The EPA official range for the 2017 Model S 100D, which is equipped with a 100 kWh (360 MJ) battery pack, is 335 miles (539 km), higher than any other electric car . The EPA rated the 2017 90D Model S's energy consumption at 200.9 watt - hours per kilometer (32.33 kWh / 100 mi or 20.09 kWh / 100 km) for a combined fuel economy of 104 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (2.26 L / 100 km or 125 mpg). In 2016, Tesla updated the design of the Model S to closely match that of the Model X . As of August 2017, the following versions are available: 75, 75D, 100D and P100D . </P> <P> The Model S became the first electric car to top the monthly new car sales ranking in any country, twice leading in Norway, in September and December 2013 and also in Denmark in December 2015 . Global Model S sales passed the 150,000 unit milestone in November 2016, with the U.S. as the leading market with 57% of global sales . Other leading country markets are Norway, China, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland . </P>

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