Tesla Model X

  • 2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

    Tesla would like all eyes to focus on its 2012 Model S electric sport sedan this week. But there's a second model lurking in the background: the 2013 or 2014 Tesla Model X crossover, the next vehicle to use the platform that underlies the Model S. A lot of information has emerged in bits and pieces over the years about the Model X. We chatted with Tesla executives and staff about their next vehicle, and here's the list of what we know--and what we suspect: [UPDATE: Tesla Motors says it will officially unveil the Model X crossover in the first quarter of 2012 2013, and show off its new...

  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.
    Tesla Raises $210 Million More In Dash To Produce Model X SUV

    Tesla Motors, the company building high-end electric vehicles such as the Roaster sports car, raised more than $200 million today in a follow-on public offering. Much of the money is being used to help pay for development of its third electric car — the sport utility vehicle styled Model X...

  • 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV
    RAV4 EV Not The Only Tesla-Powered SUV: 'Model X' Due 2014

    EV fans the world over have been getting excited about the prospect of Toyota's upcoming electric RAV4 model. The original RAV4 EV is still celebrated by its owners and EV enthusiasts alike - and commands impressive prices when examples come up for sale. Launched with a fanfare at last November's...

  • 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport. Photo by Joe Nuxoll.
    Report: Tesla Model X SUV Will Be Compact Yet Spacious

    We got our first hints that Tesla was planning several new models after the Model S electric sedan following the release of some official slides in the company’s IPO presentation last June. Soon after Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that one of these new models, an electric SUV dubbed the Model...

  • Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk with Tesla Roadster
    Tesla’s Challenge: Build $30k Mainstream Electric Car by 2015

    Build a $30,000 electric car in under four years. That’s the promise made last night by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Speaking at the Cleantech Investor Summit in Palm Springs, California, the 39-year old businessman shared his plans for the venture-backed automaker. In addition to bringing the 2012...

  • Tesla IPO presentation via Retail Roadshow
    Report: Tesla Model X Electric SUV Coming In 2014

    Electric car start-up Tesla Motors currently only sells one model, the high-performance--and high-pricetag--Roadster, but the company is currently working on a new sedan model dubbed the Model S that’s due to hit the streets in mid-2012 with a base price around the $57,400 mark. However, to...

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