http://gas2.org/2015/08/03/tesla-model-x-australia-orders-open/ Tesla Model X Australia Orders Open August 3rd, 2015 By Cynthia Shahan
[images http://cleantechnica.com/files/2015/08/[email protected] http://gas2.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/model-x-announcement-2.jpg ] Australia, where the Labor Party is pledging to attempt 50% electricity from renewables by 2030, also recently got Tesla stores. Miss Phryne Fisher would surely be driving a Tesla Model S P90DL to ensure being first at the crime scene she is investigating in Melbourne, if she was in service today instead of in 1928. However, the S has a new contender — it’s first, actually. Orders are now open in Australia for the Tesla Model X. Australia has more than a few travelers ardently anticipating a new SUV from the esteemed US electric vehicle innovator. Australia expects the Model X to show up by the latter part of 2016 for orders that take place now. Any Australian driver who desires to secure the 7-seat, all-electric Model X can do so @ Tesla Motors. For ease of access, each Model X comes with functional falcon-wing rear doors. Looking like they are set to soar, the wings fold up and out of the way to allow easy access to second- and third-row seats. Soccer moms, movers, and plenty of others will be happy. With all-wheel drive standard, powered by two independent and digitally controlled electric motors, Tesla Model X makes it possible to take the family on a road trip in the Aussie wilds. RenewEconomy reports that the price for the Tesla SUV is not set. However, they suggest it is to be similar to the BMW X5, which starts at $A84,200. The post quotes Elon Musk at Tesla’s annual meeting in June, where he suggested that a few unforeseen pluses are in the works: “We want to make sure, obviously, that some of the key features of the Model X, particularly the falcon-wing door, and the way that the second row seats are done, and a few other things that people aren’t aware of, are done just right,” Musk said. “Getting those final nuances right for the Model X is what we’re focused on right now.” Heath Walker, Tesla’s Australian spokesperson, also mentioned bridging the gender gap (supposedly associated with the Model S), something Elon has commented on before. “We’ve been heavily skewed towards the male demographic, and I think that’s mainly due to probably [the media] more than anything,” Walker said. It may also be an issue for electric vehicles, in general. Of the initial 741 responses to CleanTechnica‘s EV owner & lessee survey, 684 (93.3%) were male. Only 21% have a Tesla Model S. For all Tesla followers, there have been many sightings of lightly camouflaged Model X SUVs as Tesla tests the electric vehicle’s muscles in California (see these and these and these). The Model S has nearly invincible safety (one reason I believe Phryne Fisher would own a Model S). Gas2 reports, “Tesla’s Model S sedan aced the NHTSA’s crash safety tests with a perfect, 5-star score in every category. The results prompted Tesla Motors’ PR department to start hyping the car as ‘the safest car ever tested‘.” The score was actually above 5, and the highest ever achieved. I think we can expect similar from the X. So, this kindred spirit to the Model S will surely feel safe for the mom wanting to take on that long trip to another soccer tournament with a carload of players. [© gas2.org] ... https://cleantechnica.com/2015/08/03/orders-open-tesla-model-x-australia/ Orders Are Open For Tesla Model X In Australia August 3rd, 2015 by Cynthia Shahan ... http://phrynefisher.com/ Have you met the delightful and utterly fabulous Miss Phryne Fisher? Wealthy, fashionable, and sharp as a tack - no mere criminal stands a chance against her ... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1988386/ Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series 2012– ) ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_mom Soccer mom ... broadly refers to a North American middle-class suburban woman who spends ... time transporting her school-age children to their youth sporting events or other activities ... For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.plugincars.com/nissan-considers-additional-leaf-models-slowly-130894.html Nissan Considers Additional LEAF Models http://www.register-herald.com/news/hinton-installs-charging-sites-for-electric-vehicles/article_8e1ccf4a-c40d-5b74-834a-835533a29390.html Free2use L2 6kW GE-Watt EVSE @Tech Center Hinton-WV http://api.plugshare.com/view/location/66385 + EVLN: Focus Electric EV Tested @3 NYC Area Beaches over 3 Days {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-AUD85k-Phryne-Fisher-soccer-moms-drive-7seat-Tesla-X-EVs-tp4677081.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
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