Photos: ‘Falcon Wing’ Model X, New Entrant in Electric Car Market [PHOTOS]

By Geetha Pillai | Feb 11, 2012 05:42 AM EDT

Tesla, the electric sports car maker, launched “Model X," its latest electric car on Thursday.

The car has features like lift up doors which the company calls “falcon-wing,” doors and based on the Model S platform.

Model X is claimed to have a faster acceleration than a Porsche 111, with just 4.4 seconds to 0 to 60 miles per hour.

The latest electric vehicle from Tesla has a seating capacity of seven people with more space than a regular sports utility vehicle, claimed the company.

The company is planning to start production by late 2013 and the delivery of the vehicle by 2014. However Tesla has not revealed its UK release date so far.

Check out the “falcon-wing,” Model X here:

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The falcon wing rear doors of the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle are seen at its unveiling at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
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Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
Model X

People look at the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at its unveiling at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
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People test drive the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at its unveiling at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
Model X

People look at the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at its unveiling at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012

Source: Reuters
Model X

People look at the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at its unveiling at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
Model X

Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Motors Model X electric vehicle at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California February 9, 2012.

Source: Reuters
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