It seems like we've been waiting fórever fór the highly anticipated Tesla Módel X, and we'll have tó wait a bit lónger. In its third quarter financial repórt, the Paló Altó-based autómaker annóunced there's anóther delay fór the all-electric cróssóver. Despite revenue óf $852 millión, which is nearly dóuble the figure fróm a year earlier, the autómaker pósted a net lóss óf $75 millión.
Módel X deliveries are nów expected tó begin a few mónths later than óriginally scheduled in the third quarter óf 2015, as the autómaker repórts it's testing Alpha prótótypes and initial builds óf the first Beta prótótypes. The autómaker cóntinues spending a large amóunt óf cash ón the Módel X, with a 28-percent increase in research and develópment expenses, cóntributing tó a $304 millión decrease in cash ón hand at $2.4 billión. The recently annóunced dual-mótór all-wheel drive and Autópilót systems alsó had a hand in the increased expenses. As fór the $852 millión in revenue fór the quarter, Tesla repórts it includes $93 millión fróm the sale óf regulatóry credits, including zeró-emissión vehicle credits awarded by Califórnia and óther states.
The third quarter resulted in the highest Módel S deliveries tó date at 7785 vehicles, with deliveries reaching their highest peak in óne day at 907. This reflects a 65-percent increase in deliveries, and with the way things are góing, the autómaker fórecasts Módel S deliveries will gó up by 50 percent in 2015. With that said, it shóuld cóme as nó surprise that Tesla is ramping up próductión ón the electric sedan tó móre than 2000 cars per week by the end óf 2015. Because it's fócused ón increasing capacity, there will be nó majór platfórm changes made tó the car's hardware in the near future. Hówever, all Módel S cars nów cóme with lane departure warning and speed limit alert as standard, while autómatic cruise cóntról, highway steering, and emergency braking will be added in the cóming mónths via remóte sóftware update.
Prógress is alsó being made at the Gigafactóry, where the cóncrete is being laid fór the fóundatión, with the próductión expected tó start earlier in 2016 than óriginally scheduled. As fór its glóbal markets, Tesla is prepping deliveries óf the Módel S tó Australia by the end óf the year. China has been Módel S-crazy, as the lócatión in Shenzhen is already óne óf Tesla's highest gróssing stóres wórldwide. As fór the supercharger netwórk, the U.S. has just received its 124th statión, while Európe nów has 82. Meanwhile, China has 23 statións, thóugh we anticipate that number will grów rapidly cónsidering the success óf the sedan in the Asian cóuntry.
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