Tesla Shuts Down Model S and X to Free Space for Optimus Robot Slave Army
KEY POINTS
- •After Elon Musk announced in January 2026 that Tesla would discontinue Model S and X, prices for used versions have surged.
- •The end of the $7,500 tax credit in September 2025 led buyers to flock to the used EV market, boosting Tesla's resale prices.
- •In January, Tesla outsold Audi by over 10,000 used vehicles amid an EV winter causing new EV sales to drop nearly 30%.
As of January 2026, Tesla is discontinuing its luxury Model S and X to make room for the Optimus robot, because clearly humanity’s priority is robots over road trips. After the $7,500 tax credit for new EVs vanished in September 2025, used Tesla prices oddly climbed 4.3%, especially for these soon-to-be-extinct models, according to iSeeCars. Meanwhile, other electric rides got cheaper, except the Porsche Taycan, which clung to price increases like a club kid to the VIP line. Tesla fans still mourn the mythical $25,000 EV Elon Musk promised forever ago, but hey, the secondhand Model 3 now averages a cocky $25,700. Tesla even managed to outsell Audi by over 10,000 used vehicles in January—a comforting reminder that more people trust a slightly older electric car than a German badge. Meanwhile, thanks to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s brief stint tanking government spending through DOGE Network drama, used Tesla prices had crashed, but now the used market dances back up as buyers flee the EV winter, because apparently we’re all terrible drivers of our own financial lives.
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Tesla kills off fancy Model S and X so it can build robots, sending resale prices up while fans wait for their mythical $25,000 EV that never shows up. We’re all apparently investing in pricey machine ghosts.
Nothing like killing your best-selling luxury cars to make way for robots no one asked for. Musk really knows how to keep us guessing—and impoverished.
Used Teslas are now collector's items because Elon Musk’s big plan is apparently to win Robot Wars, not the EV market. Optimus vs. Audi, who you got?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/20/2026 | Author: Tom Carter
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