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Collective noun for a group of Teslas part 1

  • Mar 23, 2009
    vfx
    I believe we already covered this elsewhere but we now have to settle on a descriptor for a bunch of Teslas.

    ie: Pod for whales, murder for crows

    If we have not already covered this, it's worth a thread.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Kevin Harney
    I say a MW of Teslas :)
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    DaveD
    A throng of Teslas? A troop/troupe of them?

    Or how about a shock of Teslas? Actually, shock's etymology is: Middle English; akin to Middle High German schoc heap.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    Collection?
    Assemblage?
    Gaggle?
    Pack?
    Quantum ("A quantum of Tesla assembled at the track...")

    How about just part of the Tesla collective?
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    Kevin would probably go for "A cabal of Tesla"
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Kevin Harney
    I might if I knew what a cabal was LOL
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    doug
    If someone can track down the previous posts where we discussed this topic, I can merge them with this thread here.


    The memorable ones from then were a "Torque or Teslas," which I don't like for its misuse of physics nomenclature, and a "Coil of Teslas," which I think is pretty good, but it makes them sound springy (not sure if that's good or bad).



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  • Mar 23, 2009
    DaveD
    I'm A-OK with that one, said the guy with COIL as his personalized Roadster license plate...



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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    "Most of the gassers fled as the cabal of Tesla arrived chanting 'race for pinks!' "
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Chris H.
    I like "a shock of Teslas", but here are some additional suggestions:

    a team of Teslas, or a teem of Teslas

    a flux of Teslas (esp. if they are driving past at high speed... :biggrin:)

    a shoal of Teslas

    a tachyon of Teslas ( Tachyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )

    a quiver of Teslas ( as in "a quiver of arrows...)

    a flight of Teslas

    a formation of Teslas

    a torrent of Teslas

    Ahh, I think that's enough from me...
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    lorencc
    A bolt of Teslas. (double pun: lightning & quick acceleration)
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    bobw
    How about a charge of Teslas, as in cavalry.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Kevin Harney
    two Teslas have a Mw of power so I think a MW of Tesla's is good .... referring to more than two.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    SteveF
    a Grin of Tesla's

    a Rush?
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    Hmm, I can see how you would come up with that one!
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    DaveD
    Please, not that. We'll have He-Who-Loves-To-Be-Named getting all of the mileage out of that one that he can.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    Hmmm.... A "Rush" of "Tesla" fans?

    Are they car fans or heavy metal rock fans?

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  • Mar 23, 2009
    vfx
    Wow. This thread brought them out of the woodwork.

    Not sure if we did this before. There was a similar thread were we tried naming the Model S.

    My votes are for

    A Charge of Teslas

    A Juice of Teslas

    A Coil of Teslas

    If I had to pick now it would be "Coil".

    :smile:
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    SteveF
    They can be both! But I hadn't considered the "he who loves to be named" drawback...

    After further consideration, although I still like "grin", I think either "bolt" or "charge" would do nicely.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
  • Mar 23, 2009
    vfx
    Bolt is taken,

    [?IMG]

    Coil!
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    Why not gaggle? (sounds a bit like google).

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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Kevin Harney
    like a gaggle of geese.....
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    DaveD
    Here's a list of collective nouns to ponder.

    Inspired somewhat by this list, how about a silence of Teslas. Probably needs some more thought, but can you catch the drift of where I'm going with it?
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    SteveF
    Along those lines, a "hush" of Tesla's?

    A "gaggle" is already taken for geese, so I think it's best to stay away from words already in use as collective nouns.

    Will this be put to a vote at some point?
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    SteveF
    I missed your earlier post. But yes, exactly!
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    Laurent
    How about "a battery of Teslas", as in "I ran a battery of tests on the electric motor" ?

    :biggrin:
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    bobw
    A battery is assembled from cells, or from cannon.

    It grows on me.
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    TEG
    To go along with "Battery of Teslas" would be "Pack of Teslas".
    (Batteries tend to travel in packs)


    But we have it easy... At least I think we agree that "Teslas" is plural.


    Not so easy for the Prius folks:

    Octopus -> Octopai
    Fungus -> Fungai
    Prius->Priai ? Prius-> Priuses?
    TOYOTA OPEN ROAD BLOG: The Plural of Prius
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  • Mar 23, 2009
    mt2
    Why is it the only thing I can think of is a gawsh of Teslas? As in, "Oh my Gawd!! It's totally a gawsh of Teslas!!"
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    doug
    Not gaggle.... makes it sounds like a bunch of turkeys.
    I also don't like terms related to quantum mechanics. Nikola Tesla is known for E&M, not so much quantum (except perhaps among fans of pseudo-science). [ETA: Besides, a "quantum of Teslas" would mean the smallest individual unit of Tesla. Basically the exact opposite of what we're going for.]


    Related: Do we have a different collective noun when referring to the make or the model?
    For the make, I prefer "a coil of Teslas."
    But for the model, I prefer "a charge of Roadsters."
    Don't know what to say about the Model S. (Maybe in two days, we'll luck out and find out they changed the name.)


    Not true. Tesla could just as easily be taken to be first declension nominative. In which case, the plural would be Teslae. But lets save that for another thread.
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    SByer
    Amp of Teslas?
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    dpeilow
    A school of Teslas.


    Because they are most definitely educating drivers the world over as to what an EV is really capable of...
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    TEG
    School is to Fish as Gaggle is to Geese...

    If not gaggle or school, then probably not drove, flock, herd, horde, or swarm.
    Probably not gang, mob, or troop either.


    A collection of Teslas (Teslae?) is good because they are collectible.

    Crush works:
    Although, definition 13 above brings back too many memories of EV1.
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    TEG
    These ones are fairly neutral but not too inventive:

    Group,Grouping
    Meet,Meeting
    Gathering
    Get-together
    Turnout
    Bunch
    Party
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    TEG
    My favorites so far:



    • Rally of Teslas [Rallye of Teslae?] ("a get-together of hobbyists or other like-minded enthusiasts, primarily to meet and socialize.") - Driving and positive political connotations.

    • Bolt of Teslas (suggests lightning, arrows, and quick exits.)
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    BillB
    A coulomb of Teslas?

    A coulomb is the charge on a very large number of electrons (6.241506�10E18): the charge transferred by a current of one Amp for one second.

    (Lots of Teslas.)
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    BrianMRolfe
    I prefer a bevy of Teslas.

    It is probably sexist, but I like to think of these sexy vehicles as feminine.
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    bobw
    This is Liberty Hall. You can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard.
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    dpeilow
    There's a bit of a distinction here:

    Swarm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Gaggle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    So I think the former is more 'complementary' :smile:


    This could be a good ironic one, sort of like those derogatory words that some minorities have managed to claim back.
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    TEG
    Well, OK, but some people do use 'gaggle' more generically sometimes.

    gaggle definition | Dictionary.com
    School, on the other hand, can imply that you are still needing education and haven't graduated yet. Tesla would probably prefer to be out of school by now.
    school definition | Dictionary.com
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  • Mar 24, 2009
    vfx
    Also taken.
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  • Mar 28, 2009
    ChargeIt!
    I also do not like "gaggle" ... and Doug points out a good distinction to be made (make vs. model). And I agree with "a charge of Roadsters", but for the make would propose "a field of Teslas" ... as in electric and magnetic field.
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    doug
    Meant to respond to this a while back. Was recently reminded of it.

    I think "field" is just great. It works on so many levels. This will be a bit much, but I'll give a few reasons.


    • Of course there is the magnetic field, as ChargeIt! mentions. Moreover, the SI (mks) unit for magnetic field strength (magnitude) is called the Tesla (T). 1 Tesla = 10000 gauss (cgs unit)
    • Field is essentially already a collective noun, implying a collection of objects on a 2D surface. E.g. a field of wheat, rocks, children, etc. So it's easy to understand what's meant when one says a field of Tesla(s).
    • Those who have had some vector calc, might be familiar with concept of the vector field (special case of a tensor field). I picture each car representing an arrow in some arbitrary vector function on a surface forming a vector field.
    • The word "field" has a variety of different yet well defined meanings and uses ranging from sports and warfare to mathematics and science, thus adding to it's nuance. Ok I'll stop there.

    Anyhow...

    a charge of Roadsters
    [?IMG]

    a field of Teslas
     [?IMG]

    Really this picture looks like vector field you'd see in fluid mechanics. There's a drain at the upper right... retarded flow at the boundaries, higher fluid velocity at the center which draws the flow inward from the edges...

    Of course traffic is often modeled with fluid dynamics. And under certain conditions the mathematics of fluids and that of electricity and magnetism are identical. See, it all comes full circle. :tongue:
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    vfx
    Yeah that AGB article on the rally asked the question out loud.

    I like field, Coil and Bolt.

    Bolt might be reserved for Supercar EVs.
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    malcolm
    "A Surge of Teslas"
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    ChargeIt!
    Yeah ... what Doug said ... is what I meant ... sounds like Doug went to the same "school" I did, he just happens to better (more eloquent) at expressing in more detail what I was trying to say with field. And charge ... :smile:
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    vfx
    "Field" is a bit common.


    Main Entry: field
    Part of Speech: verb
    Definition: catch a hit or thrown object
    Synonyms: cover, deal with, deflect, handle, hold, occupy, patrol, pick up, play, retrieve, return, stop, turn aside
    Main Entry: field
    Part of Speech: noun
    Definition: open land that can be cultivated
    Synonyms: acreage, cropland, enclosure, farmland, garden, glebe, grassland, green, ground, lea, mead, meadow, moorland, pasture, patch, plot, ranchland, range, terrain, territory, tillage, tract, vineyard
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  • Jun 9, 2009
    mt2
    Think I'll throw in another vote for "field". It does work on so many levels. One more I'd toss into the mix -

    • A "field" brings to mind a the green (I'm getting tired of that word) aspect of the car as I visualize a collection of Roadsters in a field of wildflowers.
    Okay, enough sappiness. Perhaps we should have two terms. A "bolt" is a collection of Teslas in motion, while a "field" is a collection of Teslas at rest.

    Has "an excitement of Teslas" been mentioned yet?
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  • Jun 10, 2009
    PeterW
    Someone brought this up on the comments page on another site. Now I can not
    find the site. But anyway:

    One response was "A battery of Tesla's"
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  • Jun 10, 2009
    graham
    Only when there are 6831 of them...
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  • Feb 20, 2011
    dpeilow
  • Feb 20, 2011
    zack
    Since geese have two different words associated with their grouping (skein while in flight, gaggle while grounded) we should have two different words for Teslas when parked vs. motoring. Perhaps a field of Teslas when parked and a charge of Teslas when in motion.
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  • Feb 21, 2011
    doug
    When I read that, my brain immediately changed the last sentence to "Perhaps a field of Teslas when parked and a flux of Teslas when in motion.
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  • Feb 21, 2011
    zack
    8^D love it!
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  • Feb 22, 2011
    vfx
    A Coil of Teslas seems to have caught on here in So Cl.
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  • Feb 22, 2011
    DaveD
  • Mar 11, 2011
    Nik
    Would the collecive noun for the roadster gliders or the 'S' bodyshells be a Potential?
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  • Mar 11, 2011
    vfx
    Look at that "S car" go!

    [?IMG]

    Hopefully this is the last time someone makes this joke.
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  • Mar 11, 2011
    mpt
    yep :biggrin:
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  • Mar 11, 2011
    mt2
    Thanks for getting it out of our collective system.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    dilithium
    Name for a group or gathering of Teslas

    We need a name for a group of Teslas. There are "herd of cows", "murder of crows", "school of fish", etc.


    I suggest a "Charge of Teslas" but am open to suggestion
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Crispix
    Coil of Teslas
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    stacyh3
    Nice one Crispix. "Coil" is good!

    Other options:

    • Coulomb - is this too esoteric?
    • Cloud
    • Battery - might sound too military
    • Tesla Field

    I still think I like "coil" best.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    ChadS
    Yeah, "coil" is the accepted Tesla plural. Other EV terms:

    A battery of EVs.
    A pile of Leafs.
    A battalion of Rangers.
    A crush of EV-1s.
    A couple of Tangos.
    A passage of Codas.
    A group of Thinks.
    A watt of Volts.
    A oneness of Karmas.
    A flock of Apteras.
    A max of Minis.
    A kit of conversions.
    A good thing.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    brandonmbeard
    I vote "coil"
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    wcalvin
    Coil leads you to think of a spirally ramp of MSs. How about a Convergence of Teslas?
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Palpatine
    We had this debate a few years ago with the Roadster meetings. "Coil" was the generally accepted term at the time.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Liz G
    I thought we'd previously decided on "Musk" as the name for a group of Teslas.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    PV4EV
    A Flux of Tesla's ... ?
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Gwgan
    a Coalition (as in cheetahs)
    a Capacity
    I do like Coil, though, and Flux
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    islandbayy
    Tesla Storm
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    PopSmith
    :crying:

    Coil is probably my favorite with Flux being a close second.
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Zextraterrestrial
    A
    Coil
    Field
    or Flux
    of Teslas sounds good to me

    But a pile of EV-1 is cute.. or a crush
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Discoducky
    Coil gets my vote ;)
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    yobigd20
  • Sep 25, 2013
    Zextraterrestrial
    Hirsch goulash?
    mmmm, hungry
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    Electric Dreamer
    I vote for Coil, just seems appropriate
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    vfx
    Coil !
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  • Sep 25, 2013
    brianstorms
    A grin of Teslas
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  • Sep 26, 2013
    JRod0802
  • Sep 26, 2013
    scaesare
    "Joule of Teslas"
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  • Sep 26, 2013
    TXjak
    An accumulation of Teslas.

    Charge accumulates. Another name for a battery is an accumulator.
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  • Sep 27, 2013
    purplewalt
    A Circuit of Teslas

    or

    an Influx of Teslas

    or

    a Battery of Teslas (near-pun on "Battery of Tests")

    or

    a Torrent of Teslas

    or

    a Charge of Teslas


    Kinda like "Coil" too, but it sounds just a bit sinister (coil like a snake)
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  • Sep 27, 2013
    PV4EV
    'Coil', for me, still means a plain ordinary lightening generator type of Tesla Coil rather than a gathering.

    Still like Flux, or Influx, but now chuckling at :-


    A Hush of Tesla's !!



    Other words to play with include Surge, Gauss, Convergence, Yoke, Magnet ..


    Any takers for "A Hyper-Group .. " ??

    (ok, ok, I'll get my coat !)
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  • Sep 27, 2013
    Jackl1956
    A "PARAGON" of Tesla's
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  • Sep 27, 2013
    Grendal
    An awesome of Teslas
    A zip of Teslas
    A lightning of Teslas
    A nod of Teslas
    A time of Teslas
    A cycle of Teslas
    A pizzazz of Teslas
    A silence of Teslas
    An amazement of Teslas
    A game-changer of Teslas
    A swish of Teslas
    A whoosh of Teslas

    Okay. Some of those are bad.

    I thought it was decided long ago that it would be a "coil" of Teslas.

    This was fun though.
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  • Sep 27, 2013
    hans
    Quantum
    Spectrum
    Vector
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  • Sep 28, 2013
    caddieo
    I'll go for QUANTUM OF TESLAS. It evokes a better image of grouping or quantity than "coil".
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  • Oct 1, 2013
    VolkerP
    If numbers approach 1000, start speaking of kT. :cool:
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  • Oct 1, 2013
    BobtheV
    How about a Storm?
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  • Oct 1, 2013
    undefined
    a pageant of supermodelS
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  • Oct 1, 2013
    achaar
    You know what you call a group of Prius's? Boring.
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  • Oct 1, 2013
    hans
    A smattering of Prii
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  • Oct 2, 2013
    brianman
    Not strictly a Prius thing, but for some reason I associate it with Prius...

    Hypermile is one of those words that sounds like it involves something fast, when really it's quite the opposite.
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  • May 19, 2014
    breading
    Collective name for a group of Teslas

    Over on the Tesla Forum, NOGAS4G asked what the name for a group of Teslas should be. Since we are getting together in the Kansas City area this weekend, I too am wondering what to call the group of Teslas that will be present.

    I like Coil as it references one of Nikola Tesla's best known inventions, a Tesla coil.

    Battery is an interesting option as it is already the collective name for a group of streamlined fish -- barracudas.

    Others have suggested: alset, arc, array, bolt, charge, drive, execution, flight, grin, megawatt, musk, nikola, pack, port, pride, revolution, swarm, trove, tsunami, wave, and whisper.

    Each of these has something to recommend it; but, some less than others. I added my favorites to the Poll. What do you think?
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  • May 19, 2014
    Ugliest1
    What a fabulous thread! Unfortunately, I like nearly all of them and can't choose between them.
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  • May 19, 2014
    breading
    I had to limit the poll to just 10 options. But, you can select all 10 choices in the poll if you like.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I missed this thread from last year on the name for a group of Teslas.

    It seems the Roadster owner's consensus was a coil of Teslas. I like it.
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  • May 19, 2014
    ItsNotAboutTheMoney
    Personally I think " an induction of Teslas" would be better.
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  • May 19, 2014
    Plug Me In
    Not on list but I like a pride of Teslae

    Also, plural of Tesla is Teslae.
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  • May 19, 2014
    Chickenlittle
    How about musketeers
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  • May 19, 2014
    NoMoGas
    Teslae
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  • May 19, 2014
    PV4EV


    An Influx of Tesla's ?
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  • May 19, 2014
    Liz G
    You're missing a "Musk"
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  • May 19, 2014
    Gwgan
    A capacity
    Where�s the old thread on this?
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  • May 20, 2014
    JRod0802
  • May 20, 2014
    Doug_G
    Oh, there was a third thread on the topic. I've now merged that one, too.
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  • May 20, 2014
    breading
    Oh yes, I meant to include that option too since it had some support. I don't think I can edit a poll though can I?
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  • May 20, 2014
    Doug_G
    Unfortunately, no, polls cannot be edited.
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  • May 21, 2014
    eepic
    A flight of Teslas
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  • May 21, 2014
    breading
    Some have suggested that the plural form of Tesla should be Teslae. But, on the Tesla Facebook page the plural form of Tesla that they use is Teslas. "Matching Teslas: The perfect family cars".
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  • May 21, 2014
    Jackl1956
    It's a murder of crows, and it should be a murder of Teslas. Cause were killing the oil industry.
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  • May 22, 2014
    ggies07
    hey, oooooooooh!! Nicely done. :)
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  • May 23, 2014
    Mobility
    I'll chime in,

    how about a storm of Teslas (as in lightning storm)
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  • May 23, 2014
    JakeP
    I am still partial to a Tesselation of Teslas.
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  • May 28, 2014
    Subhuman
    It's obviously a "Gig" of Teslas!
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  • May 28, 2014
    JakeP
    Sheer brilliance, on so many levels.
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  • Jul 19, 2014
    Thomas K
    a "Watts" of Teswas
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  • Jul 19, 2014
    Gwgan
    LOL, really
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