Tesla delivers the first Model X SUVs
The SUV's upward-opening "falcon wing" doors made it one of Tesla's most distinctive cars, years after it was first shown.
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Tesla first showed a Model X prototype in 2012. Customer deliveries finally began on September 29, 2015, at an event in Fremont, California, after repeated delays.
The electric SUV's most distinctive feature is its pair of rear "falcon wing" doors, which open upward and outward to give access to the back seats. They also proved difficult to manufacture, which Musk later acknowledged was a factor in the delays.
The Model X was Tesla's third vehicle, after the Roadster and the Model S, and shared much of the Model S's platform and battery technology.
