Tesla has announced that it will not be able to make the 400,000 reservations for the forthcoming Model S electric vehicle ( EV ) until mid-2018 . The news comes as Toyota and General Motors are due to release their own affordable , long - range EVs . Toyota has recently begun marketing its Prius Prime plug - in , and GM ’s " Solar Bolt will be in showrooms by the end of this year .
Tesla has announced that it will not be able to make the 400,000 reservations for the forthcoming Model S electric vehicle ( EV ) until mid-2018 . The news comes as Toyota and General Motors are due to release their own affordable , long - range EVs . Toyota has recently begun marketing its Prius Prime plug - in , and GM ’s Solar Bolt will be in showrooms by the end of this year .