Speculating here...
Many people with wheelchairs get minivans/SUVs for convenience. Complex modifications may be needed for the wheelchair user to *drive*, but to ride, all they need is a wheelchair lift.
In addition, we all know that taxis are an excellent market for electric vehicles, because of their duty cycle, and because taxis are usually fairly high-end vehicles. The modern taxi is usually a minivan for capacity reasons. But also so as to be able to mount a wheelchair lift, to provide taxi service for people in wheelchairs.
The model X, therefore, would really be enhanced by the possibility of an aftermarket wheelchair lift installation. These are usually apparently not that hard to fit in minivans or SUVs -- but will the model X be designed with this in mind? Of course, a factory-made one would certainly be even more popular.
It should be designed to encourage this. I think, as a stockholder, that the (accessible!) taxi market would be particularly good to get into.
Many people with wheelchairs get minivans/SUVs for convenience. Complex modifications may be needed for the wheelchair user to *drive*, but to ride, all they need is a wheelchair lift.
In addition, we all know that taxis are an excellent market for electric vehicles, because of their duty cycle, and because taxis are usually fairly high-end vehicles. The modern taxi is usually a minivan for capacity reasons. But also so as to be able to mount a wheelchair lift, to provide taxi service for people in wheelchairs.
The model X, therefore, would really be enhanced by the possibility of an aftermarket wheelchair lift installation. These are usually apparently not that hard to fit in minivans or SUVs -- but will the model X be designed with this in mind? Of course, a factory-made one would certainly be even more popular.
It should be designed to encourage this. I think, as a stockholder, that the (accessible!) taxi market would be particularly good to get into.