Tesla Model X: Electric, all-wheel drive, and crazy folding doors

We still have to wait until July for the first Tesla Model S sedans to go on sale. Even so, that's not stopping the automaker from announcing a new model that the company has been working on, alongside the Model S, called the Model X. Based off the

by Wayne Cunningham February 9, 2012 8:30 PM PST Follow @waynec_sf LOS ANGELES–The highlight of the Model X introduction, Tesla's SUV, was not the electric power train, but what the company calls the falcon-wing doors. The manufacturer being Tesla,

If you've been following the story of the soon-to-be-revealed Tesla Model X, you're likely aware that the all-electric crossover is said to be quicker.

We're here at the Tesla Design Studio in Los Angeles, where Elon Musk just unveiled his startup's third vehicle: an SUV it calls the Model X. It's party.

As you read this, I'll shortly be heading down to Tesla's design studio to attend the company's Model X electric SUV launch event. The Model X is the company's third electric car — which will be one of the first electric SUVs ever in the world — and