Pet Names for the Model S

[Vexar]

As far as car pet names go, I've only owned one car long enough to care about it. I have a penchant for the classic Transformers, so I tried making Autobot names of my own. My beloved '99 Chrysler Cirrus was named Treadbare, and I'm selling it (cheap) to a 16-year-old who promises to love it and honorably keep the name. As for my Model S, the fundamental problem with keeping name patterns of Autobots related to esoteric car terms (Wheeljack, Ratchet, Camshaft, etc) and naming an electric car is that there aren't a plethora of electric car parts from which to choose a name. Right now, I can think of "Frunk," Pano," and maybe "Supercharger."
Other names that might work:
Inductor (as in Linear Inductance Motor)
Pneumatrix, Pneumatron, Pneumatross (in reference to the pneumatic suspension)
Discharge (as in electrostatic discharge, but it is a horrid name)
Regenix (regenerative braking system)

I'm not moved by any of these names, however.

 

[sublimaze1]

1588 is Trudi.

 

[STxTesla]

Tess is the natural choice.

 

[ClearwaterBchSteve]

The Silver Streak

 

[Zextraterrestrial]

My girl's name is Joules :love:
Vin 1588

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Serenity

nice one ;>

 

[dsm363]

Mine named itself HAL

Dave

 

[TXjak]

I think I might name her "Angel" since she's clean, quiet, and pure -- electric, that is.

 

[zax123]

Since 1999, my vehicles have all had names based on characters in the movie Matrix. So far, their names have been:

2000 Honda Prelude - Trinity
2001 Toyota RAV4 - Tank
2005 Acura TL - Persephone
2009 Acura MDX - Morpheus
2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R - Apoc

My 2013 Tesla Model S will be Oracle (as she represents the future).

Admittedly, I am reserving Neo for if and when I get an NSX... but having been bitten by the EV bug, Neo may be Tesla's next-gen sports car.

- Rob

 

[ClearwaterBchSteve]

Mine named itself HAL

Dave

And the fact that your name is Dave makes it even more appropriate.

 

[inkynote]

I didn't name my cars until one day: I was working at a bookstore as a used book buyer and was sorting through boxes of books about horses, both fiction and non-fiction. I took a break to run out and feed the meter where my 1966 seafoam green Toyota Corona was parked and I spontaneously thought, "There's ol' Minty.". When my husband restored a 1967 Toyota Stout pick-up, it came back from the paint shop with the wrong shade of red. It had gone in for a repeat of the original color, a very basic red, and came out with an orangey "Mars" red. It was a bit shocking but now we like it. That truck is now known as Caliente. We also have a blue 2001 Toyota Corolla which, while undeniably a great workhorse which we have no complaints about, has never inspired naming.

So far we have themes of horsey, color and temperature. We're getting a brown Model S and are thinking of naming it Coco.

 

[Robert.Boston]

A friend of mine calls his car Otto.

 

[dsm363]

Admittedly, I am reserving Neo for if and when I get an NSX... but having been bitten by the EV bug, Neo may be Tesla's next-gen sports car.

- Rob

Great naming scheme. I think Neo should be for next Gen Roadster. The NSX isn't 'The One', that has to be the Roadster=)

 

[jchangyy]

I like "serenity" that someone earlier mentioned. On that note, 'FireFly' would be nice too, especially if your car is Signature Red.

 

[JoshG]

My girl's name is Joules :love:

Winner!!

 

[Tribble]

Wow! A lot of good ones. My favourite is Joules so far.

And here I was thinking that I was clever with Electra!

--- Tribble

 

[Doug_G]

A friend of mine calls his car Otto.

As in "Otto the pilot"?

 

[SuperCoug]

I like SPARKY. Ironically, that's what I mutter to idiots on the road when my kids are in the car (as in "Nice going Sparky! Where did you learn to drive?")

 

[Lynn005]

I call my Volvo SUV (V8) "The Beast."

My Model S responds to "Lucy." So, that's her name.

 

[Lyon]

I'm going with Wattson.

 

[adurstewitz]

Someone has to name their car Christine. Take a video when you tell her...