Tesla has announced that its all-electric Model S sedan will be getting a 'Ludicrous Mode'.

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The Tesla Model S P85D already had an 'Insane Mode', as we detailed in our recent review , but Ludicrous makes the Model S even faster. Now it can go from 0-60 MPH in 2.8 seconds, and can complete a quarter mile in 10.9 seconds.To account for this new acceleration, the two engines in the revised P90D version of the car now have a combined 762 horsepower.Tesla CEO Elon Musk continued the Spaceballs reference in a press release, joking that an even faster speed would be coming in the next-generation Roadster sports car several years from now called "maximum plaid."The battery pack and associated new hardware that adds Ludicrous Mode to the Model S will be available to existing P85D owners at $5,000 for the next six months. New owners will have to pay $10,000 as an added option when ordering their car.There is also a new 90kWh battery pack upgrade for the 85kWh Model S that increases the range by five percent which will cost $3,000. In addition, there has been a price drop for the 70kWh rear drive Model S, down to $70,000.Elon Musk also announced that later today there will be a discussion about SpaceX rockets, most likely to do with June's Falcon 9 explosion and future projects.

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