Telsa Model X SUV Already Has 20,000 Orders Backlogged

The Tesla factory has been retooled to begin Model X production any day now, and the electric automaker has plenty of work to look forward to. According to the dedicated sleuths of the Tesla Motors forum, reservations for the Tesla Model X have exceeded 20,000 units as of today. But don’t pop the champagne yet.

Back in March we reported that there were some 12,000 Model X reservations logged since the electric SUV debuted back in 2012. Since then though, reservations have only accelerated, and while Tesla won’t officially confirm the numbers, crowd-sourced reservation numbers indicate that approximately 20,159 deposits have been placed so far. That’s about 43.6 orders per day, and in the month of August alone 1,353 reservations were made, with the average monthly reservation rate more than doubling in the past year.

MDarringer - 9/12/2014 4:43:27 PM

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20,000 idiots willing to buy from a company with VERY LITTLE engineering experience relative to Mercedes, Toyota...

Weapon - 9/12/2014 7:48:48 PM

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@MDarringer - No need to get jealous. Tesla's engineering is very good.

MDarringer - 9/12/2014 8:21:29 PM

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@Weapon the Model S is the first car they've ever done. Bolting batteries into a Lotus isn't "engineering". The Model S has not been out long enough to determine whether its long-term reliability/durability is commensurate with its Mercedes S Class pricing.

leej - 9/12/2014 5:22:20 PM

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...can't imagine why they're not lined up buying Matthew McConaughey Lincolns, hehehehehe...

MDarringer - 9/12/2014 5:37:33 PM

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Because no one wants a Mercury.

delan - 9/14/2014 7:33:49 PM

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What an angry gnome..

Eyecarehawaii - 9/15/2014 11:29:53 PM

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If MB offered anything of a similar vein they'd have more customers. Cadillac tried but failed miserably. Tesla is still the only player in their category.