According to Autoweek, the Tesla CUV will arrive in 2013. Details on it are completely absent, but the car presented at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show by Italian-based European Design Institute (IED) under the name of Eye makes for a nice preview.
The Eye was designed by a group of students to be an every-day electric vehicle. It measures 4.3 meter in length, 1.8 meters in height and 1.4 meters in width. IED collaborated with Tesla on the project and provided some consulting and a badge for the concept.
Until the CUV gets here however, will have to make do with the Model S, scheduled for release in 2012. The standard Model S leaps from naught to 60 mph in under six seconds, with the sport versions capable of reaching the same speed in under five seconds - a true electric sports car.
The Model S will have an electronically-limited top speed of 130 mph (209 km/hour). The S features a single speed gearbox, allowing for better acceleration.
Model S osts only $49,900, after a federal tax credit of $7,500 is applied, half as much as a Roadster. According to the latest rumors, it will be built somewhere on the West Coast.
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