Tesla unveils its Model X cross-over styled EV

With only one actual physical product sold (the roadster) Tesla has launched another new model. This one is a small SUV called the Model X. Seats 7 (although like the model S the rear seats are probably only a reality for small children), 0-60 in 4.4 and 200+ mile range. The crossover styled EV will come in rear-wheel and all-wheel drive versions, the latter with separate, independent motors for each axle.

The all-aluminum electric wagon shares roughly 60 percent of its parts with the company’s Model S sedan. The new cross-over took center stage at Tesla’s Los Angeles-area R&D center which is next door to company co-founder and CEO Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX. Musk said Tesla would start taking reservations for the Model X on its Web site at noon today.