Why Ford just said no when Musk tried to put the 'E' in SEX

Musk: OK, no Model E for us

June 09, 2014 05:00 AM

Elon Musk says he wanted to name Tesla's planned third model, a compact, battery-powered sedan, the Model E. Why?

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