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Watch: Tesla Delivers Its First Model X SUV

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Tesla delivered its first Model X SUV Tuesday night at an event at its Fremont, Calif., headquarters.

The Model X is Tesla’s first SUV, coming on the heels of the Tesla Model S sports sedan. The new SUV could generate interest among new customers interested in all-electric vehicles but who want something larger than the Model S. As Fortune’s Katie Fehrenbacher writes, Tesla is leaning on the Model X to bring in new revenue while it builds its next vehicle, a cheaper Model S alternative called the Model 3:

But importantly, Tesla is relying on the Model X to deliver needed revenue as it tries to get its next vehicle, the cheaper Model 3, to customers. And the company has been spending a massive amount of money trying to do that.

See the Factory Where Tesla Is Building its New SUV

Model S cars on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
Model S cars on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
A machine used on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
Workers on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
A machine used on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
A Model S car is painted on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
A Model S car on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
A Model S car on the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla
Model S cars near the end of the assembly line at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, Calif.Alexis Georgeson—Tesla

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