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Tesla Quietly Launches Configurator For Model X Customers

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:44:36 Z)

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People lining up to buy Tesla's Model X all-electric SUV can now go online to choose colors and options.
Customers can log on to the Model X configurator, although you won't find it on the company's website without an invitation.

Emails hit customer inboxes Tuesday morning with the message: "You will be contacted in order of your reservation to design your Model X," one future owner posted.

"Everybody still sleeping, time to get out of bedd, check MyTesla and post pictures," another wrote.

The colors available include Signature Red, Deep Blue and Titanium. The base price for the limited-edition Signature series is $132,000 before a federal tax credit and other government incentives for all-electric vehicles

This suggests the long-anticipated production is on schedule for the Model X, which Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said could be delivered to customers by the end of September 2015.

Lead Stories' Trendolizer first picked up the roar of excitement when posts on the Tesla Motors Club forum went viral on social networks. Scroll down to see what else we've found relating to Tesla.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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