The Model S changed everything

The Tesla Model S is astatine the extremity of its illustrious 14-year tally - and what a dizzying thrust it's been.

In 2012, erstwhile Tesla made its archetypal Model S deliveries to customers, Facebook acquired Instagram. Apple launched the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. Barack Obama sailed into his 2nd term. Superstorm Sandy shredded New York City and highlighted the ominous menace of clime change. As the federation recovered from the 2008 fiscal crisis, cautious optimism flowed done the airwaves arsenic medium-sized tech companies seemed positioned to lick the world's astir challenging problems. Early adopters were whimsical pioneers racing faster to the future, breakin …

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