Tri-Motor Tesla Model 3 Plaid Rumors Leak
Lars Moravy serves as Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering. During a recent appearance on the Ride the Lightning podcast he answered a direct question about fitting a third motor into the Model 3. His answer left little room for doubt. He thinks about the possibility all the time. The exchange happened at a moment when Tesla had just finished deliveries of the final Model S and Model X Plaid cars. Those vehicles carried the tri-motor layout that gave the Plaid name its reputation for extreme acceleration. With those models now gone from the lineup, the badge sits unused for the first time in years.

AutoFlight V5000 Matrix Largest eVTOL Formation Flight
AutoFlight completed a coordinated flight on May 24 that paired its largest aircraft with two smaller models from the same family. One V5000 Matrix eVTOL flew alongside a pair of V2000 series aircraft in what the company called a heterogeneous three aircraft formation. The exercise checked communication between the platforms, shared route planning, and overall safety management across machines that differ sharply in size and weight.