Remember when Elon Musk wanted Tesla to have a "SEXY" lineup? His original plan was for the Model 3 to be called Model E, but Ford already had the rights to that name. So in 2016, Musk said during a shareholder meeting that the Blue Oval was "killing sex" by not allowing Tesla to use Model E for its smaller sedan. In 2024, Hyundai has a similar joke with a touch of sexual innuendo about the name of its newest electric car, the Ioniq 9.
