I-NHTSA, inhlangano ebaluleke kakhulu ephethe ukwenza izivivinyo zokuphepha kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimoto, isanda kuqinisekisa i- I-Tesla Model X njenge-SUV ephephe kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Emhlabeni jikelele, kunezinhlangano eziningi ezibhekele ukuhlola izici ezahlukahlukene zezimoto emgwaqeni. Noma kunjalo, i-NHTSA (isichazamazwi se- Ukuphathwa Kwezokuphepha KwezokuThutha Kazwelonke) yisikhungo saseMelika, phakathi kwezinye izinto, esiphethe ukuvivinya ukumelana kwezimoto ezimweni ezahlukahlukene. Ngokuvamile, lingisa izingozi eziningi endaweni elawulwayo bese bevumelana ngeziqu ezithile ngokwezinga lezokuphepha elinikezwa abagibeli.
ITesla Model X isanda kuba yimoto yohlobo lwe- “SUV” ephephe kakhulu emhlabeni ngemuva kokuthola isilinganiso se- Izinkanyezi ezi-5 kwezingu-5 kuzo zonke izivivinyo okwenziwa kuzo ngu-NHTSA. Ngokwesimo lapho ukuthengiswa kwamaSUV kukhuphuke kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje, futhi kucatshangelwa lokho Tesla iwumkhiqizo okhangayo kakhulu phakathi kwabathengi bezimoto, lesi sitifiketi esisha siyimpumelelo enkulu kumenzi waseMelika.
Njengoba iTesla Model X ithengiswa ngezinhlobo eziningi, zonke zathola ukuhlolwa okufanayo futhi, okwamangaza ochwepheshe beNHTSA, wonke amamodeli athole isilinganiso esifanayo.
Ngakho-ke noma ngabe uzokukhetha yini I-Tesla Model X 60D, 75D, 90D, P90D, noma i-100D, imoto izokunikeza izinga elifanayo lokuphepha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuya ngemiphumela yokuhlolwa, iTesla X ithole amaphuzu aphezulu kakhulu okuphepha kubo bobabili umthelela wangaphambili, njengokuthinta imithelela eseceleni nokudluliswa.
Ingxenye ethakazelisa kakhulu yesivivinyo ukuthi Onjiniyela be-NHTSA abakwazanga ngisho nokuguqula i-Tesla Model X njengengxenye yokuhlolwa okunamandla. Ekugcineni, noma ngabe yiziphi izimo, ochwepheshe banqume ukuthi kunamathuba angu-9.3% kuphela okuthi iTesla Model X ithole ukuqhuma uma kwenzeka ingozi. Lokhu kungenzeka okuphansi kungenxa yokuzinza okuhle okuhlinzekwa yi- motor kagesi, traction kagesi kanye nendawo yayo ephansi kakhulu amandla adonsela phansi sibonga amabhethri abekwe engxenyeni engezansi yemoto.
Ekugcineni, iTesla Model X ibalwe njengemoto ephephe kunazo zonke "iSUV" emhlabeni, kanti iTesla Model S iyona "sedan yokunethezeka" ephephe kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ngokusho kweNHTSA uqobo.