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500 Tesla Model X Reservations in First 4 Days

CleanTechnica -- The Tesla Model X (yes, Tesla’s awesome-looking electric SUV with wicked falcon-wing doors) is off to a good start. The only SUV I think I actually like got 500 reservations in its first 4 days of availability.

Few companies go ten years without turning a profit, and manage to stay alive. Tesla Motors has though, and it seems like CEO Elon Musk’s predictions that the company will turn a profit next year might actually come true. Hot on the heels of the Tesla Model S release, Musk and crew unveiled the Tesla Model X crossover.

And just as I predicted, the soccer mom’s flocked to the falcon-wing doors and seven-passenger seating. Tesla says that between the unveiling last Thursday and Valentines Day this past Tuesday, they took 500 reservations worth a cool $40 million.

This is serious

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Submitted Feb 20, 2012 By: angel4me

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Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:5,518 Points:1,359,960 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 2:27:58 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse I'd like to see one in person.
Urlicht Sophomore Author Calgary Posts:134 Points:289,565 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 6:44:22 PM Ignore Urlicht Report Abuse "Falcon-wing doors," nice.
batloverNM Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,938 Points:1,393,365 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 3:00:27 PM Ignore batloverNM Report Abuse Well said pscamp! Let the rich be the early adopters and bring the price down! You can go more miles on a dollars worth of electricity than you can on a dollars worth of gasoline.
fuelconscious Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,127 Points:548,020 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 1:23:15 PM Ignore fuelconscious Report Abuse Tesla proving the EV does have good demand. So far the Volt, Leaf and Fisker have yet to impress.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,259 Points:1,020,735 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 11:56:34 AM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse I wish these guys well.
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,268 Points:358,365 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:32:33 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Take that you Volt people!
Cakes77 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:5,161 Points:1,652,745 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:29:45 AM Ignore Cakes77 Report Abuse Hopefully it does much better than Fiskars did. Thanks for the update.
mwc407 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,095 Points:558,235 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 10:04:46 AM Ignore mwc407 Report Abuse I wish these guys well. The seem to have some staying power and are viewed as leaders in the world of EVs. Cool looking vehicle. hard to justify the price for most of us, but clearly there are at least 500 propsective buyers willing to pay the asking price.
pscamp Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,277 Points:475,135 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 9:17:37 AM Ignore pscamp Report Abuse Very cool. Let the rich be early adopters and bring the price down!