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Elon must have been aware that a single letter can cause a trademark issue. After all, Tesla has models S, 3, X, Y because Ford ready had an "E"


The subliminal message nearly escaped me.


I always thought the Tesla naming scheme was inspired by Model T


The Model T was a S3XY car in its day.


To explain most of Elon Musk's decisions, you have to start by thinking what a teenage boy would do.


and (most importantly i think) a T!


Most important Ford model, sure. But not relevant to what he's trying to spell out.


uh, took me a while!




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