Tesla Model X SUV will arrive in September: Elon Musk - ExtremeTech
“As we prepare to launch Model X in September, we are building more validation vehicles, executing final engineering and testing work, enabling our new manufacturing equipment and finalizing arrangements with our suppliers,” Musk wrote. “We have been producing release candidate Model X bodies in our new body shop equipped with more than 500 robots as we fine-tune and validate our production processes. Musk said the Model S and Model X will share the same assembly line, and will transition Model S painting to a new shop that the Model X will use from the get-go. Tesla is on target to sell 50,000 to 55,000 Model S and Model X cars in 2015, depending on how everything goes up and down the supply chain for components. Musk did warn that ramping up Model X production could temporarily slow down Model S assembly as a result of the shared assembly line. At an expected (and still unconfirmed) price of $55,000 to $75,000, depending on options, the Model X should compete with upscale, midsize crossover SUVs like the BMW X5 and Acura MDX on the loaded end of the spectrum. Source: www.extremetech.com
