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Elon Musk unveils Tesla's Model Y — and it looks a lot like the Model 3

LOS ANGELES - Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's latest vehicle Thursday night: the Model Y, calling it a crossover sport utility vehicle based on the Model 3 sedan.

The Los Angeles entrepreneur rolled out the model during a relatively subdued affair at Tesla's L.A. Design Studio in Hawthorne, Calif., showing a blue vehicle very similar in appearance to the Model 3 but with a higher roofline and more room in the back.

Whether customers will agree with Musk that the Model Y is an SUV, or in fact a hatchback, it will fill a gap in the Palo Alto, Calif., electric-vehicle maker's lineup.

The car, however, won't be available until at least late 2020, and won't do much to solve the company's current cash problems, raising questions about Musk's ability to deliver

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