Luxury Electric SUV Introduced by Tesla Motors

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Officials at Tesla Motors introduced a new electric vehicle models on February 11, called Model X. SUV-class vehicles complete range of enterprise products, which also has the Model S and Tesla Roadster. The new SUV is expected to cost between $ 60,000 and $ 85,000 (up to € 64,400).

This is actually a crossover vehicle between an SUV and minivan. It can accommodate seven passengers in full comfort, and the most interesting feature is the back door. Instead of opening sideways, they swing like wings. Animation of how they work can be seen in its dedicated website.


Model X was introduced to the public by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, during a party held in Los Angeles. Musk is one of the co-founder of PayPal, and also CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), which has billions of dollars-worth of NASA contracts.


  
Tesla Motors is focused exclusively on the full development of electric vehicles. Roadster is a successful model, and its Model S treaded footprint. Now, the Model X is introduced to occupy a niche SUV, in a move that Musk referred to as the next logical step.

According to the CEO, the company's Fremont plant will be responsible for producing both models S and Model X. The first will go on sale this July, while the second is scheduled to be available by the end of next year.

Beautiful SUV will be available with one or two electric engines. The second variant will provide four-wheel drive, to assist traction in bad weather. A version of the vehicle performance is also expected to be available.


  
It will be able to reach 60 miles (100 kilometers) per hour in just 4.4 seconds, the performance is similar to the Tesla Roadster. Model that will be able to cover 230-300 miles (370-483 kilometers) on, a single report charges of Technology Review.

The reason why Tesla Motors has decided to hold a third model is due to competition from major car manufacturers, in the category of electric vehicles, is expected to intensify in the near future. Companies need to secure a foothold in the market as soon as possible.

It looks encouraging at this point, considering that Tesla Motors currently has about 8,000 pre-orders for the Model S, which means that they are sold out until March 2013.