Tesla cancels longest-range Model S Plaid+

Tesla's longest-range car, the Model S Plaid+, will not be built, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet.

"Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good." Musk tweeted on Sunday.

The Model S Plaid+ would have been Tesla's highest-end model with a driving range of 520 miles (834 km).

It was unveiled at a battery event last year and Musk said it would adopt the automaker's next generation 4680 battery cells. But production was pushed back to 2022 from the end of 2021.

Musk on Sunday said original iteration of the car, the Model S Plaid, is the "quickest production car ever made of any kind."

According to the company's website the Model S Plaid can go from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph) in 1.99 seconds and has a top speed of 200 mph and an estimated range of 390 miles.

"Model S goes to Plaid speed this week," Musk said in another tweet on Sunday, without elaborating.

The Model S Plaid was scheduled to be unveiled at an event on June 3, which has been pushed to June 10.

The Model S Plaid costs $112,990, according to the company's website.

Bloomberg contributed to this report