Tesla Abandons Model E Trademark

[kenliles]

Tesla drops the Model E trademark filing

Guess we'll have to go bak to GENIII until we get a new letter
Tesla Drops Model E Trademark, Abandons S/E/X Model Line-Up

 

[DaveT]

Guess we'll have to go bak to GENIII until we get a new letter
Tesla Drops Model E Trademark, Abandons S/E/X Model Line-Up

Perhaps they've decided on a better name for GenIII.

 

[David99]

Model S, Model X, Model E are all pretty boring and uncreative, IMHO. I actually don't like names or letters on my car. I'll probably remove mine provided they come off without showing marks. If anyone wants those "Model S" and "85" letters, let me know.

 

[dirkhh]

There's already a thread on this
Tesla Abandons Model E Trademark

 

[kenliles]

Perhaps they've decided on a better name for GenIII.

They were having trouble with Ford who had that name internally for a model not produced. Ford was threatening to sue I believe and I'll bet Tesla thought it not worth the trouble. Although I think I read somewhere they would probably have won in the end- some lawyers legal opinion. This is all just from memory of some brief readings so don't take as fact. Regardless, they'll have lots more letters to choose from!

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There's already a thread on this
Tesla Abandons Model E Trademark

Whoops sorry. Forgot to check the other board. Mod feel free to merge or abandon. My apologies, thanks dirkhh

 

[dirkhh]

They were having trouble with Ford who had that name internally for a model not produced. Ford was threatening to sue I believe and I'll bet Tesla thought it not worth the trouble. Although I think I read somewhere they would probably have won in the end- some lawyers legal opinion. This is all just from memory of some brief readings so don't take as fact. Regardless, they'll have lots more letters to choose from!

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Whoops sorry. Forgot to check the other board. Mod feel free to merge or abandon. My apologies, thanks dirkhh

You're welcome. And BTW - that Ford rumor is just that, a rumor. There actually was a Ford Model S in 1907 - if Ford wanted to sue, that's what they'd sue over.

 

[Grendal]

How about as a workaround the following: We all feel pretty comfortable calling the current cars P85, S85, S60. How about the Model E gets E(battery pack size) instead of just E. For a performance version it can be E-P(pack size). Would that work?

That's if Tesla can't come up with something better than Model E. I have to say I'm kind of fond of it since it has been its name for almost a year.

 

[c041v]

How about as a workaround the following: We all feel pretty comfortable calling the current cars P85, S85, S60. How about the Model E gets E(battery pack size) instead of just E. For a performance version it can be E-P(pack size). Would that work?

That's if Tesla can't come up with something better than Model E. I have to say I'm kind of fond of it since it has been its name for almost a year.

I would think this gets into Volvo/MB's territory. There's already a Volvo S60, and MB has been making all sorts of AMG variants of the E. None quite as low as say 35-50, which is too bad as I also like the P85, S85 & S60 nomenclature.

Do they actually hold the rights to BlueStar, or was that just an internal thing?

 

[yobigd20]

Perhaps they can do the following:

Model S
Model Se (GenIII)
Model eX (GenIII Crossover/Small SUV)
Model X
Model Y (truck)

Then they can have the following models: "S Se eX X Y"

and if you're a two car family, you could own S,eX or Se,X or three car family S,eX,Y or Se,X,Y

 

[T B]

I don't care what you are calling it, just sell me the darn thing already!

 

[Skotty]

I would say call it the G3, but alas, Pontiac already took that one. Maybe they can just call it the "3"? Or has some company already used that too?

 

[dsm363]

I would think this gets into Volvo/MB's territory. There's already a Volvo S60, and MB has been making all sorts of AMG variants of the E. None quite as low as say 35-50, which is too bad as I also like the P85, S85 & S60 nomenclature.

Do they actually hold the rights to BlueStar, or was that just an internal thing?

Tesla only uses P85 and P85+ though. I believe S60 and S85 is something people on the various forums have come up with to abbreviate Model S 60 and 85 at least with the badging on the car and website.

 

[dsm363]

I always liked Whitestar and Bluestar.

 

[gene]

I think the Gen III should have a pleasing name rather than a number. How about Morningstar ? Or better yet something that signifies a new start on earth's life, ..........

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

I always liked Whitestar and Bluestar.

Sound like refrigerator, air conditioner or shipping line names :tongue:

 

[dsm363]

Whitestar (while the codename for the Model S I think) would work great. I like that better than Bluestar.

 

[dsm363]

Sound like refrigerator, air conditioner or shipping line names :tongue:

Good point. White Star Lines did make the Titanic.

 

[Reykjavik]

Performance cars tend to have the letter/number names. BMW M5, Porsche 911 etc. Economy cars tend to have names, Civic, Camry, Fiesta, Accord, Volt, etc.

It might be worth giving it a name along those lines to further convey affordability.

 

[yobigd20]

Good point. White Star Lines did make the Titanic.

And New Jersey's got a bar for it White Star Bar

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Performance cars tend to have the letter/number names. BMW M5, Porsche 911 etc. Economy cars tend to have names, Civic, Camry, Fiesta, Accord, Volt, etc.

It might be worth giving it a name along those lines to further convey affordability.

Exceptions are the real high end cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, etc. who give their cars proper names too.