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Tesla Model X launch event announced for September 29th

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It's not a secret that Tesla's oft-delayed Model X crossover will finally be in customers' hands this month, and now we've got an event to go along with the launch: next Tuesday, September 29th in Fremont, California — home of Tesla's factory.

It's expected that Tesla will lay out pricing and options for the X at that time. Early deposit-holders have already been invited by the company to spec out their vehicles on a private site, but that's been for the limited edition, fully loaded "Signature" model — beyond those early builds, there will be some more variability in how much (or how little) buyers will need to spend.

The Model X, with its bigger interior and unique "falcon doors" — is an important model for Tesla, but arguably not the most important one in the company's pipeline: everyone is looking at the upcoming Model 3 to help bring volume where the pricy Roadster and Model S have not. (The Model X will be just as expensive as the S, keeping it well out of reach of the mass market.) The 3 is expected to hit dealerships in in 2017.
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/21/9366569/tesla-model-x-event-september-29


September 29th is just one day before the end of the third quarter, which is Tesla’s self-imposed deadline to get the first Model X cars to customers. The Model X has been delayed for months and Tesla first showed off the car over three years ago. The company plans to ramp up production of the Model X in the fourth quarter of this year.

Tesla plans to deliver between 50,000 and 55,000 cars—both the Model X and the Model S— in 2015. Getting enough Model X cars made will be an important part of hitting those car shipment numbers.

Tesla held a similar event to deliver its first Model S cars to those first customers in 2012 at the Fremont, Calif. factory.
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http://fortune.com/2015/09/21/teslas-model-x-launch-event/
 
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Glad that the story is mostly about how nobody gives a shit about the model X and what we really want is the model 3.

I feel like the X was just prioritized because it was what was possible now. And the complexity of pulling off the gigafactory is going to keep pushing the 3 into 2018 and beyond
 
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Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
 
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ksharp said:
Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
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Do those companies have something similar to a Model 3 coming out soon?
 
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ksharp said:
Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
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They don't have a Model 3 right now. They have a Model X. Finally.
 
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ksharp said:
Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
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Wait wait wait, you're saying Tesla needs to release an under $40K model to compete with... Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes?

Huh?
 
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ksharp said:
Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
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Tesla is hardly a fad if the major luxury car brands start pushing out EV vehicles (which they will and they will most likely abandon the ICE within two decades).

It's just more competition, which is what Musk wants.
 
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TheLostBigBoss said:
Tesla is hardly a fad if the major luxury car brands start pushing out EV vehicles (which they will and they will most likely abandon the ICE within two decades).

It's just more competition, which is what Musk wants.
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Intense competition will hamper Tesla's profitability. I am sure Tesla wants "competition"...

Hasphat'sAnts said:
Wait wait wait, you're saying Tesla needs to release an under $40K model to compete with... Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes?

Huh?
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Porsche is going to slay the Model S on the high end, and BMW, Mercedes, etc. will slay Tesla on the lower end if Tesla does not move ahead with a Model 3 quickly. Issues with Tesla are that they are bleeding a lot of cash whilst other big manufacturers can subsidize their EV foray with profits from other ventures, and that they are only competitive in select markets (North American, UK and fringe markets like Scandinavia). They are nowhere in Germany, for instance, where customers are loyal to local brands.
 
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ksharp said:
Intense competition will hamper Tesla's profitability. I am sure Tesla wants "competition"...



Porsche is going to slay the Model S on the high end, and BMW, Mercedes, etc. will slay Tesla on the lower end if Tesla does not move ahead with a Model 3 quickly. Issues with Tesla are that they are bleeding a lot of cash whilst other big manufacturers can subsidize their EV foray with profits from other ventures, and that they are only competitive in select markets (North American, UK and fringe markets like Scandinavia). They are nowhere in Germany, for instance, where customers are loyal to local brands.
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5 years ago, Tesla was doomed, because noone would want to buy an electric vehicle. Now it's doomed because petrol-car builders are aping them.


Yeah. No. Not buying it.
 
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ksharp said:
Intense competition will hamper Tesla's profitability. I am sure Tesla wants "competition"...



Porsche is going to slay the Model S on the high end, and BMW, Mercedes, etc. will slay Tesla on the lower end if Tesla does not move ahead with a Model 3 quickly. Issues with Tesla are that they are bleeding a lot of cash whilst other big manufacturers can subsidize their EV foray with profits from other ventures, and that they are only competitive in select markets (North American, UK and fringe markets like Scandinavia). They are nowhere in Germany, for instance, where customers are loyal to local brands.
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http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-ne...s-patents-for-everyone-to-share-ev-knowledge/

His plan isn't to make Tesla the sole luxury EV product, his goal is to help end the ICE and bring a paradigm shift. Like, I don't understand why you think Tesla can't exist with the other luxury cars producing EV's, all the other luxury vehicles exist right now producing ICE vehicles, there is no difference having one more in the game.
 
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I'll be really curious to see the Tesla Model 3 whenever it finally debuts. I'm currently leasing a BMW i3 which will be up in 2017, so if (somehow) the Model 3 is launching that year, it could well be a contender for my next car.
 
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Shadow2222 said:
I'll be really curious to see the Tesla Model 3 whenever it finally debuts. I'm currently leasing a BMW i3 which will be up in 2017, so if (somehow) the Model 3 is launching that year, it could well be a contender for my next car.
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I'm aiming for it to be my next car too, but I'm bracing for the inevitable trademark Tesla delay.
 
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The upcoming Tesla Model X, an SUV-inspired take on the wildly popular Model S, appears to be in extremely high demand. In a subtle website update originally spotted by Electrek, Tesla on Thursday morning updated its Model X order page to note that all new reservations won’t begin shipping until the second half of 2016.

Set to launch on September 29th at a special event, the Model X has been a long time coming. Initially unveiled in February 2012, Tesla’s original launch window was sometime in 2014. However, a series of engineering challenges along with a focus on ramping up Model S production kept on pushing that launch window back further and further.

Now, nearly four years later, the Model X is ready for prime time. Of course, with demand slowly but surely building up over the last few years, it’s not all that surprising that there’s already a backlog of buyers. While we already knew that new Model X orders wouldn’t ship until 2016, this is the first indication we’ve seen that shipping would be pushed back all the way to mid-2016.

Currently, there are already more than 31,000 Tesla Model X reservations outstanding. Impressively, this figure dwarfs the approximately 12,000 reservations the Model S enjoyed in the weeks preceding its 2012 release. Without question, the goodwill associated with the Tesla brand has created even more awareness for the impending Model X. Additionally, it stands to reason that many consumers find an SUV much more appealing and practical than a sedan.

While signature pricing for the Model X was released earlier this month, we can expect Elon Musk to finally disclose regular pricing for the electric powered SUV next Tuesday.
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http://bgr.com/2015/09/24/tesla-model-x-ship-date/
 
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ksharp said:
Intense competition will hamper Tesla's profitability. I am sure Tesla wants "competition"...



Porsche is going to slay the Model S on the high end, and BMW, Mercedes, etc. will slay Tesla on the lower end if Tesla does not move ahead with a Model 3 quickly. Issues with Tesla are that they are bleeding a lot of cash whilst other big manufacturers can subsidize their EV foray with profits from other ventures, and that they are only competitive in select markets (North American, UK and fringe markets like Scandinavia). They are nowhere in Germany, for instance, where customers are loyal to local brands.
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None of these manufacturers would've done a luxury electric car beyond the "concept" stage had it not been for Tesla. And you're quickly forgetting that Tesla is the household name for "luxury ultra-hi-tech sedan". They're not some no-name brand anymore.
 
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By the time the model 3 comes out, the waiting list will be astronomical that other car companies will be able to come in and swoop those people away with a very similar car ripoff.

I'm saving money so that I can afford one in 2017, but I'm not really optimistic about being able to get one of the first batches.
 
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Bit-Bit said:
By the time the model 3 comes out, the waiting list will be astronomical that other car companies will be able to come in and swoop those people away with a very similar car ripoff.

I'm saving money so that I can afford one in 2017, but I'm not really optimistic about being able to get one of the first batches.
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I don't think the other big manufacturers are in any hurry to go electric. They know it is inevitable, but I think they're riding the parts/service gravy train as long as possible. EVs have a pretty drastic reduction in the number of maintenance parts and things that can go wrong.

They will make the minimum amount they need for compliance with government standards. You think Tesla's are hard to get? Try buying a Chevy Spark EV if you don't live in CA, OR, or MD.
 
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yesssss! Fuck I'm pumped about this. One car closer to my Model 3.

ksharp said:
Tesla is a fad. The other manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc.) will quickly catch up and leave Tesla behind. They are completely wasting their "first mover" advantage and mindshare by not unveiling their Model 3 now.
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An affordable Model 3 is not possible until the Gigafactory is operating. There literally aren't enough batteries in the world to make a mass market Tesla yet
 
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EatinOlives said:
I may be wrong but it still looks like it could be problematic in parking lots with narrower spaces.
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The whole point of the doors is to open them in narrow spaces. Still not a fan though.

Also saying Tesla is nowhere in germany is so 2012. Times have changed.

It's often said classic manufacturers will leapfrog tesla once they take it serious. Thats actually elons goal. To motivate them to do just that. On the other hand you have the model 3 and its delays. Why the delays? Because the infrastructure to manufacture a full electric car and especially the batteries in such quantities simply doesnt exist yet. And neither do they for the other companies. That's why they go from top to bottom. To ramp up in scale.

The german luxury brands are no competition for the model 3. VW was on that level. But we will see about that. Toyota is the one to challenge. And Apple if they choose to bring their cash down the road.
 
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neorej said:
As a father with an SUV, those gull wing doors are a god send. I can't count the number of times I had to move my car out of its spot into the driveway to put my girl in her seat, because the car next to me prevented me from opening the door all the way.
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The doors still look like they'd swing right into the space of a close by taller car
 
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Ty4on

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I think this will be a big hit in Norway. The Model S already was (fastest selling car ever), but this will really appeal to those who need more space and better off road capability.
 
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Looks like they had to go with normal rear-view mirrors, rather than cameras like they originally wanted. I can't say I'm disappointed, that seemed like a pretty pointless addition.
 
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clove said:
Looks like they had to go with normal rear-view mirrors, rather than cameras like they originally wanted. I can't say I'm disappointed, that seemed like a pretty pointless addition.
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I think I've read that getting rid of rearview mirror would increase drag enough to give an increase in range by about 2-3%. Unfortunately it is still law pretty much everywhere that a car must have rearview mirror in order to be driven on a road or else I'm sure they would have gotten rid of them.

Edit. I've seen some estimates at up to 5% greater range. Plus the cameras could virtually eliminate blind spots. A bunch of companies are currently petitioning the US government to allow side cameras in place of mirrors.
 
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