Could Tesla's Model X drive us towards electric cars for all?

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Tesla's sports SUV may be for the wealthy elite, but it will start in motion a process that will see electric vehicles reach the masses

The launch of Tesla's long-awaited Model X electric car has received the sort of adulation that we've come to expect of new products from Apple. The Model X is a SUV with gull-wing doors - as made famous...

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