Another look at the middle seat. (credit: Megan Geuss)
FREMONT, CA—At the Tesla factory in the breezy Bay Area, scores of Tesla owners and enthusiasts gathered under red mood lighting to grab free drinks and hear Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk talk about his company's third vehicle line—the Model X. Musk stopped short of revealing pricing for the standard Model X (currently we only know that the Signature Edition costs a hefty $132,000), but he did outline a number of details about the vehicle that could pique the interests of the market.
Tesla seems to be going after the family car market with its latest. "It's important to show that any type of car can go electric," Musk told the crowd.
As he took the stage, Musk dove into an unscripted discussion of the Model X's safety features. The car apparently has a five-star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, with a 6.5 percent probability of injury. Musk added that because the car's battery is distributed along the chassis, the Model X has a significantly reduced probability of rollover injury. The car also "comes standard with automatic emergency breaking and side collision avoidance systems.
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