Interesting article that lands kind of flat. trying to base timing predictions on what happened with the Volt seems useless to me. GM had many cars, the X has got to be the main focus at this point for Tesla. The author has it right, IMHO, that the next round of buyers seeking the X will not be as forgiving about the kinds of early teething pains that the S had, but hopefully Tesla will have ironed more of that out by then since many aspects of the X are simply crossed over from the S (fit and finish, cold weather function, inverter, door handles, window motors, sun roof etc.) I am less concerned with what the actual full production date is and more concerned that they get it right and way more interested that they come up with a viable way to allow a full capacity roof rack... for us, as it turns out, the kids like the second row better than the third so we only use it on long road trips and the need for a third row with easy access for car seats would be just a few years (kids grow fast) while the need for a fully functional roof rack would be for the life of the vehicle. I hope Tesla accurately determines if a family like ours is or is not too small a niche market for the X to offer a full capacity roof rack compatible version. so far, it looks to me like they may be underestimating how huge a market there is in an SUV crossover version of the X, something that one can load up with skis, kayaks etc for long road trips... fingers crossed, hoping they don't delay the gull wing version but hoping they announce that a roof rack option, maybe suicide doors instead of gull wings, is not far behind.
