Stain test on White seats

First Tesla Model X to costumers in Norway

Olav has waited 1,600 days on the Tesla Model X. Here he finally gets his hands on his brand new Signature red TMX. Wednesday the first seven Tesla Model X cars were delivered to Norwegian customers. Olav Midttun is Europe's first reservation holder for Model X, with reservation number 0001.

A total of six customers received their Tesla Model X in Tesla business at Rud in Bærum (just outside Oslo in Norway). Wednesday night. In addition, one car was delivered to a customer in Trondheim.

In connection with the delivery Tesla held an event for the new owners. Communication Manager Even Sandvold Roland in Tesla Norway is very pleased with the event.

- This shows how we welcome new customers, and we want of course to give extra attention to the first owners, says Roland Sandvold.

Eva Longoria getting her TMX

Eva Longoria very exited. She says:"Getting the new SUV Tesla! So exited!!! Autopilot here we come!!

Now also Rear Liftgate sunshade

Following the release of the free sunshade, Tesla is now selling additional options. A Falcon Wing Sunshade for the inside of the roof windows is one such option. Another is available for the rear liftgate and should allow users to still have acceptable visibility out the back, while blocking sun and heat. All the sunshades are made of mesh fabric that is super lightweight and are built on collapsible frames that can be stored in a provided pouch when not in use.

Read more: Insideevs.com

New software update for Falcon doors

Build 2.24.78 of Release 7.1 has changed the behavior of both the Falcon Wing doors and the rear liftgate on the Model X. Now when the car's sensors detect that it is an area of low clearance the doors will open to "a new height that is low enough to avoid obstacles overhead yet high enough to allow easy access to the cabin." The driver can override the cautious behavior on a per-use and per-location basis, permitting the doors to open until the sensors (hopefully) detect an obstacle and stop.

Read more: TeslaCentral.com

Model X Hitch Rack for bikes

Designed exclusively for Tesla, the Model X Hitch Rack is a premium tilt-down hitch rack that comes fully assembled out of the box.

SKI/SNOWBOARD carrier for Hitch rack required to carry skis/snowboards. Sold separately. Not yet available for purchase through the Tesla Gear site or Service Center locations.

Read more: Tesla Shop

Model X faster than Model S

When we (DragTimes.com) first tested the new Model X P90D with Ludicrous mode at the drag strip running an amazing 11.6 @ 116 MPH at Palm Beach International Raceway we were quite surprised how quick and fast it was compared with the Model S P90D Ludicrous running 11.3 @ 116 MPH in a direct heads up race.

Read more: DragTimes.com

Tesla Model X in Beijing

17.june Tesla invited 400 guests to celebrate the official arrival of the Model X in China making it the first country in Asia to receive the electric SUV. The welcoming event took place at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, a historic hotel and garden retreat on the western suburbs of Beijing commonly used for hosting foreign heads of states and government leaders. However, this time it would be home to the grand arrival of Tesla’s flashy SUV.

Read more: Teslarati.com

Delivery date in Norway revealed

29.june a small volume of Tesla Model X cars will arrive in Norway to their first Norwegian owners. That day, I have waited 973 days for my Model X. My 90D model is expected end August, but hope it will arrive earlier with my early order :) 29.june, the Signature models will come. Signature always come first :) The first shipment will be small, then the volume will increase each time. The summer of 2016 will be the summer of X !!!

3 months good experience

Newspapers and websites like to get hits by negative news. It usually sells, but it gives a wrong picture of the situation. While a few are unlucky and gets a car with a production error, most owners have a good experience with the Model X. Ken has 3 months with good Model X experience. His FalconWing doors have not failed once. Nothing else has been a problem with his Model X. It surely proof that most owners are very satisfied with their high tech futuristic car :)

Tesla Model X Accessories

There are several websites that now offers accessories to the Model X. A small search on the web gave this result:

Teslas own Accessories store: Tesla Store

Evannex.com: Evannex store

AbstractOcean.com: AbstractOcean store

Carid.com: Carid store

Across Canada in a Tesla Model X

Silke Sommerfeld and Rolf Oetter are driving their Tesla Model X across Canada from Vancouver to Newfoundland. They began their 6,000 mile journey on June 11 and expect to be on the road for 3 months. “We originally thought we would do it in a motor home, but then we switched to a model X, an electric car,” say Silke. “All of a sudden, driving a motor home across Canada with all the gas involved didn’t feel right anymore. So we thought of alternatives.”

Read more: Teslarati.com

Innstallation video of TMX Tow Hitch

Test Drive with Tesla Model X

Today I had my first test drive with Tesla Model X. I brought my three kids and my mother :) Three generations in the first generation Model X :) Fantastic experience. The acceleration, the Autopilot, the Falconwing doors, the silence inside. The robust feeling and dimension which I had in the BMW X5 interior, I got it again in the Tesla Model X. The kids loved it. They were very impressed by the doors :) After a nice talk witk Even Sandvold Roland (Communications Manager for Tesla Norway) about the improvements since the first car came out and the coming deliveries in July and August, we were showed to our test car, a red 90D Tesla Model X. It's a fantastic car !!!

Tesla Model X's New Sunshade

Broom tested the Model X

Vegard Møller Johnsen from Broom tested the Model X today. He is impressed, and foresee that Model X will be a new Hit like the previous Model S was when it came.
Read the very positive article:
Broom testing Tesla Model X

Windshield Sunshade, free of charge

Tesla has sent emails to existing Model X owners notifying them that Tesla will be mailing a Front Upper Windshield Sunshade to them free of charge. The sunshade has been a frequently asked for item by Model X owners within the Tesla forum and Facebook community primarily because the expansive panoramic windshield, while beautiful to look at and functional, has minimal protection from sunlight.

Read more at: Teslarati.com

VG.no tested Model X

Hanne Hattrem in VG.no have tested the Tesla Model X. Together with the entire Auto press-corps in Norway, VG tested one the cars today. It's easy to see the journalists getting impressed by the car. Even if they try to focus on some of the downsides, like the impossibility of having a Skibox, they forget it quickly and explore the other features in the car.

VG.NO testing TeslaModel X

DinSide tested ModelX today

The Norwegian Internett newspaper: DinSide.no tested one of the Model X's that are currently visiting Norway. And the review is pretty good. DinSide also put out a video of the test. Read the article here (Norwegian):

Dinside ModelX test

TMX observed in Norwegian streets

Tesla Model X has today been observed in Oslo and Fredrikstad in Norway. These are not Norwegian cars, but cars brought to Norway for show and testing by soon-to-be owners :)

Audio System in Tesla X

TeslaTap deliver quick access to current, relevant and useful info you need to know. In one of their latest articles they document and analyse the Audio Systems for the Tesla Model S and Model X. TeslaTap say: "While we focus mostly on the Model S audio systems, much of it relates to the Model X and we’ll continue to update this analysis as more details are released from Tesla and our own future analysis work".

Read the article:
TaslaTap Audio Analysis

First Tesla Model X's to Norway June/July

CORRECTION - Typical newspaper salespitch. Cars coming this week are Event-cars. Cars to be used for test drive. First cars for delivery is not until June/July. These will be Signature cars. Then in August/September, the cars like my 90D will arrive - hopefully :) Has been a long wait. Three years. I sold my BMW X5 today. Sad to see it go, it has been a superb car. I hope the joy of driving the Tesla is as big as driving the X5 :)

Windshield expensive to replace

Having parts on your car replaced can be expensive. For Model X that is no exemption. Windshield is said to cost approx $2300 to replace, being much more expensive than Porsche, BMW and other premium cars. So drive carefully :)

Expensive Windshield by RoadandTrack.com

Model X - Test Drive

The Test Drive. Received email today: "Tesla is pleased to invite you to Meet Model X - Test Drive Event, where you will be one of the first in Norway to have an exclusive opportunity to test drive the Model X". Booked June 11th !! Look forward to this :)

In 2025 it's full stop selling cars on gasoline in Norway (??)

In the Aftenposten newspaper today, it said that the political parties FrP, Høyre, KrF and Venstre have agreed on stopping all sales of cars running on gasoline, within 2025. 9 years from now. H and FrP say this is not correct, but Ventre say: "All true". Newspaper stunt? Non the less, news about Norway moving away from the standard cars are frequent. How this news will impact the worth of these cars the coming years will be interesting to see. Will they become "worthless" or keep their value because cars on gasoline will then be "rare" or collectors items :) Only time will show :) This will be the start in Norway, for the cars running on alternative power. Welcome to the "Age of the battery" :)

Tesla Falcon Wing doors - software fix

Tesla Motors said Tuesday that two upcoming software updates should fix persistent glitches with the futuristic rear doors on its Model X SUV. See article: WWW.CNBC.COM

Yepp - My Bad !!!

Elon Musk on Tuesday owned the widely-reported problems with the Model X. And later explained why the Model X and Model S will lead the Model 3 in technology. Speaking at the Tesla Motors 2016 Annual Shareholder Meeting held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. on Tuesday, Musk said he accepts blame for Model X snafus.

Should have waited: Musk said some of the coolest tech was rushed: “In retrospect the right thing to do with the Model X would have been to take a lot of the really awesome cool things and table them for a future version,” Musk said. “So, if I could wind back the clock, I would say, ‘look we’ve got these great ideas. Things that I want to implement and other people want to implement.’ But the smart move would actually have been to table those for version 2 and version 3 of Model X instead of piling them all into version 1.”

Read the article: WWW.FORBES.COM