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Slated for mass production by the end of 2016, Tesla's third generation vehicle won't bear the Model E moniker, which is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company.
As it happens, the Blue Oval submitted trademark applications for the aforementioned moniker as early as the year 2000, with the most recent in December 2013. In regards to the successor of the Model S, a Tesla Motors communications officer declared to the media that the nameplate issue "has been resolved amicably."
However, that leaves the Palo Alto-based manufacturer without a name for its upcoming plug-in electric vehicle. Of course, 'E' goes hand in hand with the type of energy powering the model, but what's wrong with any other letter from the alphabet, except 'T'?
Or even better, the new model could very well be marketed as the Omega, stylized as the uppercase Greek letter Ω. Think about it, this letter is used as a symbol in physics for the ohm, a unit used to measure electrical resistance.
Whatever the name, the future Tesla Model E, Z, or Ω is expected to be a smaller alternative to the Model S luxury sedan. Reports hint that it will sport wheelbase and bodywork dimensions between the current BMW 3 Series and 5 Series, over 200 miles of range and a sticker price as low as $35,000 for the no-frills entry-level version.
Until further info on the subject comes out, we presume that production of the yet unnamed vehicle hinges greatly on the completion of Tesla's ginormous Gigafactory, where the automaker will assemble next generation batteries.
But until that happens, Tesla Motors makes haste with the final development stages of the 2015 Model X.
However, that leaves the Palo Alto-based manufacturer without a name for its upcoming plug-in electric vehicle. Of course, 'E' goes hand in hand with the type of energy powering the model, but what's wrong with any other letter from the alphabet, except 'T'?
Or even better, the new model could very well be marketed as the Omega, stylized as the uppercase Greek letter Ω. Think about it, this letter is used as a symbol in physics for the ohm, a unit used to measure electrical resistance.
Whatever the name, the future Tesla Model E, Z, or Ω is expected to be a smaller alternative to the Model S luxury sedan. Reports hint that it will sport wheelbase and bodywork dimensions between the current BMW 3 Series and 5 Series, over 200 miles of range and a sticker price as low as $35,000 for the no-frills entry-level version.
Until further info on the subject comes out, we presume that production of the yet unnamed vehicle hinges greatly on the completion of Tesla's ginormous Gigafactory, where the automaker will assemble next generation batteries.
But until that happens, Tesla Motors makes haste with the final development stages of the 2015 Model X.
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