GenIII, "We really need to find a better name for it"

[ryanjm]

I the Twitter conversation going on with Elon Musk on Japolnik, he calls it an 'E' as in Model E.

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Just came to post this. His exact quote is: "There will definitely be more models after the S and X. Maybe an E "

Note the smiley face. I think this is the name of the car. Elon has either been reading this forum or, more likely, just been thinking along the same lines as many of us who have suggested Model E in this thread.

 

[brianman]

It's probably a good thing that they are building the X before the E.

SXE vs. ...

 

[Grendal]

That works for me. The Model E. It sounds like the Tesla management has talked about it.

 

[dsm363]

That works for me. The Model E. It sounds like the Tesla management has talked about it.

Me too. I think they should break the one letter naming scheme with the next gen Roadster and keep the Roadster name but I like Model E. Bluestar is better though.

 

[CyberDutchie]

It's probably a good thing that they are building the X before the E.

SXE vs. ...

No, that would have been cool, if followed by a Model Y--may be for the supercar (Y being why?)

 

[brianman]

No, that would have been cool, if followed by a Model Y--may be for the supercar (Y being why?)

The glyph that you think is a Y is actually just a sketch rendition of the flux capacitor.

 

[Robert.Boston]

I'm pretty sure that Elon was engaging in a bit of adolescent humor with the Model E suggestion, as the natural progression of "S" and "X".

 

[domenick]

I'm pretty sure that Elon was engaging in a bit of adolescent humor with the Model E suggestion, as the natural progression of "S" and "X".

Exactly. Thank you, sir.

 

[VolkerP]

No, that would have been cool, if followed by a Model Y--may be for the supercar (Y being why?)

The Model Y would be the next gen Roadster. It targets the Y chromosome holders.

 

[Grendal]

The Model Y would be the next gen Roadster. It targets the Y chromosome holders.

Okay. Now we're getting ridiculous. The Model S - E - X and Y....

On second thought....

 

[TEG]

Tesla Plans Two More Launches: A Smaller Crossover SUV, Sports Car | Autopia | Wired.com

...it will not be called the Model E. “I was joking when I said ‘Model E,’” Musk told Wired...

 

[Grendal]

Confirmation of Robert Boston's earlier statement on this thread:

Based on Tesla’s third-generation platform, Musk vowed the car will “look great and perform better than anything in its price range,” adding that it will not be called the Model E. “I was joking when I said ‘Model E,’” Musk told Wired.

Back to the speculation people...

Oooo that TEG is quick....

 

[jeffhre]

Sorry to rain on your parade, Plymouth already did it. 1968-1980.

Perhaps it would be used to signify the new 3rd largest car company in the US?

 

[JRP3]

I have to put my vote in against "Model T". It immediately brings up images of old, slow, outdated ICE technology and Ford motor company. Hard to imagine any worse connections for the Gen3 car. Model E would have worked for me. After all, "E" in l33t is 3 :biggrin:

 

[art]

how about T 3

 

[byt]

The Model E for economical

 

[AnOutsider]

The Model E for economical

Elon basically said no to that.

 

[Grendal]

The Model E for economical

Read the top two posts on this same page.

 

[byt]

Yes yes, but I defined it!

 

[aronth5]

Elon said it during the last earnings call, we really should find a better name for the GenIII car. Here it goes then. Assuming we are staying withe the "Model -" type naming, I think it might make sense to call the GenIII line of cars the Model M.

We can then have variants:
Model MS = Sedan
Model MX = Crossover
Model MT = Truck

The question would be the next Roadster which I will guess gets it's own letter in Model R

I still like the suggestion that started this thread by gjunky. However my reasoning is that Elon usually refers to the the next generation car as the car for the "masses". (i.e. everyone) So I'm going with Model M with the license plate of "M4EV1"