Collective noun for a group of Teslas

[vfx]

A bolt of Teslas. (double pun: lightning & quick acceleration)

... I think either "bolt" or "charge" would do nicely.

Bolt is taken,

Coil!

 

[TEG]

Why not gaggle? (sounds a bit like google).

• an assortment of related things.

• A cluster or group: "A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd of onlookers"

 

[Kevin Harney]

like a gaggle of geese.....

 

[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?

 

[SteveF]

...how about a silence of Teslas. Probably needs some more thought, but can you catch the drift of where I'm going with it?

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?

 

[SteveF]

So a 'grin' of Tesla owners could share the Tesla grin?

I missed your earlier post. But yes, exactly!

 

[Laurent]

I believe we already covered this elsewhere but we now have to settle on a descriptor for a bunch of Teslas.

How about "a battery of Teslas", as in "I ran a battery of tests on the electric motor" ?

:biggrin:

 

[bobw]

How about "a battery of Teslas", as in "I ran a battery of tests on the electric motor" ?

A battery is assembled from cells, or from cannon.

It grows on me.

 

[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

But what’s the plural of Prius? How do you describe a gaggle of them in a row at a stop light, or parked fender-to-fender at your local mall? Are they Priuses? Or are they Prii, or are they something else? The correct answer, it seems, is probably "something else."
A piece we found on a Website associated with an eastern big-city newspaper claims, for example, that the word "prius" is actually the neuter form of prior. That, it says, is a comparative adjective that means ‘earlier, anterior, superior.’ Its plural would be, the piece says, prioria.
Wikipedia, meanwhile, everybody’s favorite non-binding, non-authoritative authority, has this to say:
"Some enthusiasts enjoy using Prii as the plural, which would be correct if prius were a regular second declension Latin noun. The actual Latin plural of the adjective is priora."
And a blogger who admits to never having taken a class in Latin, chimes in with the suggestion that it’s not surprising that folks might guess that the plural of Prius is Priuses, or maybe the more erudite Prii. But she supports the view that the plural of Prius is Priora.

 

[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!!"

 

[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.)

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

Not so easy for the Prius folks:

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.

 

[SByer]

Amp of Teslas?

 

[dpeilow]

A school of Teslas.


Because they are most definitely educating drivers the world over as to what an EV is really capable of...

 

[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:

13. the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
14. a great crowd. a crush of shoppers.

Although, definition 13 above brings back too many memories of EV1.

 

[TEG]

These ones are fairly neutral but not too inventive:

Group,Grouping
Meet,Meeting
Gathering
Get-together
Turnout
Bunch
Party

 

[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.)

 

[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.)

 

[BrianMRolfe]

I prefer a bevy of Teslas.

It is probably sexist, but I like to think of these sexy vehicles as feminine.

 

[bobw]

I prefer a bevy of Teslas.

It is probably sexist, but I like to think of these sexy vehicles as feminine.

This is Liberty Hall. You can spit on the mat and call the cat a bastard.

 

[dpeilow]

School is to Fish as Gaggle is to Geese...

There's a bit of a distinction here:

Swarm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shoal can describe any group of fish, including mixed-species groups, "school" is reserved for more closely knit groups of the same species swimming in a highly synchronized and polarized manner.

Gaggle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A gaggle is a term of venery for a flock of geese that isn't in flight; in flight, the group can be called a skein.

In military slang, a gaggle is an unorganized group doing nothing. In aviation, it is a large, loosely organized tactical formation of aircraft

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

Crush works:
Although, definition 13 above brings back too many memories of EV1.

This could be a good ironic one, sort of like those derogatory words that some minorities have managed to claim back.