Failure to launch- Tesla has delivered 15 Model X vehicles in 3 months

Silly article. Shouldn't the title be "Failure to ship"?

Your source (Inside EV) said this, "In November, the sightings/confirmations again were rare, and we estimate five were delivered during the month."

People pre-order Tesla vehicles--that is as close as you're going to get on sales numbers vs delivery numbers. According to Gas2, there are 19,953 reservations--as of last September.

Please keep sales numbers separate from delivery numbers.

Donald is right. You're confusing your numbers, and articles like this make you look uninformed at best.

According to ModelXTracker.com, about 33'000 Model X reservations. Has not been updated in the last few months as Tesla no longer shows the sequence numbers, and this figure has most likely gone up.

I have a Model X reservation since about a year. Yes, the wait is long and painful, and I keep reminding myself some have been waiting far longer than I.

Model X is a plug-in replacement for my Q7. It offers more luggage space - enough for 6 people and dog, whereas the Q7 - I had to haul a trailer. Speed limits with a trailer are 33% lower in Switzerland - 80km/h is awfully slow when everyone drives 120km/h+.

Fuel and maintenance costs savings of 5k$/year, super quiet ride, ecological, great performance, outstanding visibility Model X is a dream come true. Don't mind waiting, don't mind giving Tesla close to 150k$ for the privilege.

Only investors and Tesla bashers are so uptight about a couple weeks delay. Hey guys, sustainable is the buzzword here - if Tesla is able to get it 100% right first time, fewer recalls, customer dissatisfaction, less rework and costs.

Many other carmakers, and established ones too, are now coming up with competition. This says loads about Tesla's market disruption - they hit right in the sweet spot of the other guys' profit margin. The Model X will sell faster than Tesla can build them for years on end. And Model S keeps selling well to.

I'm not even talking about Model 3, more affordable, smaller ? I'll have two, one for each of my kids.

It appears that you are using old image of X - have Tesla not updated their press kit either?

The launch and delivery of a couple of models a month or so ago seemed to be somewhat of a public relations and marketing scam. Especially with the one owner with a picture of a model X in his driveway and two model S's in his garage (like this is common place).
Have heard that anyone that wants to order one now is looking at mid-2016, being very optimistic. What does Tesla do, change the model year to a 2017 then? What happens when you want to build a high volume unit, with this infastructure how do you service thousands of cars with no dealers. Are you going to have thousands of Rangers going to everyone's home? Won't happen, have to have a better infrastructure to service any massed produced (under $50K model). Look for a sale, or cooperative cross-over with some existing dealer network to service and sell a mass produced vehicle, won't happen with the infrastructure of the model S or X.

Dude. The tesla model X isn't out yet. It's out next year. That's for people who ordered early. Why are you putting something out there when you don't know all of the facts as to really why the sells have been low. If you read than you will know the tesla model X comes out early next year.

John, thank you for the article. I must admit that when i first read your article I did end with the feeling that there was no client interest in purchasing the Model X. I came to the understanding that only 15 people in 3 months wanted to purchase one.
It was only after reading the comments that i realized that there was client interest but Tesla had only been able to deliver 15 Model X's. I know you linked to your previous article that covered the interest in pre-orders but re-stating that figure would definitely help clarify the current situation.

The title is indeed misleading and maliciously provocative. Probably intentional, as this draws more readers and gets more advertising revenue.

Words are not harmless.

Hey John..Who pays you to write such garbage?

John is right and as always, Tesla's die-hard enthusiasts will take every opportunity to diminish anyone who speaks logically and authoritatively about this company. Good for you, John. "Failure to Launch" is an appropriate title since Tesla has missed multiple promised Model X production and delivery dates since 2013, just as it did earlier with the Tesla Roadster and Model S. Delivering only a dozen or so examples to great fanfare - at up to $144,000 each – is symbolic and does not constitute a new model launch in any real sense. It does represent a great media and investor opportunity, though. The Model X launch will occur when deliveries of these vehicles begin in earnest.