2014-07-16 22:44:35.517141+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
I hate Elon Musk for PayPal and the whole Hyperloop thing, but it's hard not to like the guy for Tesla: Musk on why the new Tesla will be the "3" and not the "E":
We had the model S for sedan and X for crossover SUV, then a friend asked what we were going to call the third car, Musk told us. So I said we had the model S and X, we might as well have the E.
We were going to call it model E for a while and then Ford sued us saying it wanted to use the Model E I thought this is crazy, Fords trying to kill sex! So well have to think of another name.
(Which was quoting from Auto Express: Tesla Model 3 to challenge BMW 3 Series - World Exclusive