Electric Car Names: 70 Charged-Up Ideas for Your EV

Your electric car is quiet, quick, and never smells like gasoline. It sneaks out of the driveway without waking anyone, and it deserves a name that's just as clever.

These electric car names start with the puns that crackle, tiptoe through the quiet-car jokes, learn the charging slang, honor the inventors, and finish with insider picks for lawyers and finance pros. We've translated the inside jokes, so you'll have an answer ready at the charging station.

Charged-up puns

• Ohm Sweet Ohm
• Watt Up
• Watt a Ride
• Current Affair
• Sparky
• Volt Face
• Plugged In
• Amped Up
• Shock Value
• Electric Avenue
• Electric Slide
• Positive Charge
• Lightning Bug
• Zap

Quiet-car jokes

An EV makes almost no noise at low speed. These names lean into it.

• Silent Night
• Silent Running
• Library Voice
• Stealth Mode
• Whisper
• Hush Puppy
• Ninja
• The Sneak
• Ghost
• Mute Point

Sleek and futuristic

• Nova
• Photon
• Nimbus
• Aurora
• Ion
• Pulse
• Flux
• Halo
• Zephyr: the west wind, for a car that glides.
• Tesla Coil: a nod to Nikola Tesla's invention, for any brand of EV.

Straight from the charging station

EV owners have their own vocabulary. These make great names.

• Frunk: the "front trunk" where the engine used to be.
• Regen: short for regenerative braking, which turns slowing down into a little extra charge.
• One Pedal: driving with just the accelerator, because the car slows itself when you lift off.
• Range Anxiety: the worry that you won't make it to the next charger. For the driver who always does.
• Trickle Charge: the slow charge from a regular wall outlet.
• Level 2: the faster home charger most EV owners end up installing.
• Kilowatt-Hour: the EV's version of a gallon of gas.

Named for the inventors

The pioneers of electricity make great car names, and every one comes with a story.

• Volta: Alessandro Volta built the first battery in 1800. The volt is named for him.
• Faraday: Michael Faraday's experiments laid the groundwork for the electric motor.
• Ampere: the amp is named for André-Marie Ampère.
• Edison
• Nikola: for Nikola Tesla, without naming the car after a brand.
• Franklin: for Ben Franklin and his famous kite.
• Watt: James Watt, whose name is on every lightbulb box.
• Joule: James Joule, whose name became the unit of energy.
• Maxwell: James Clerk Maxwell wrote the equations that explain electricity and magnetism.
• Hertz: Heinrich Hertz proved radio waves exist. Not the rental kind.

Electric car names for lawyers

• Power of Attorney: the legal document that lets someone act for you. This one runs on power.
• Charge to the Jury: the judge's final instructions before deliberations.
• Charging Document: the formal paper that starts a criminal case. Also, the receipt from the charging station.
• Quiet Enjoyment: a tenant's right to use a property without disturbance. Your neighbors' right, too.
• Silent Partner
• Short Circuit: for the lawyer who gets to the court of appeals fast.
• Current Law
• Amp-icus Brief: a friend-of-the-court brief, with extra amps.
• Right to Repair: the movement for owners' right to fix their own cars and gadgets.
• Motion Granted

Electric car names for finance pros

• Current Assets: a balance sheet term for anything that turns into cash within a year. Also, a battery pun.
• Watt Street
• Green Bond: a bond that funds environmental projects.
• Charge Account
• Positive Cash Flow: no more gas-station receipts.
• Off-Peak: charging overnight, when electricity is usually cheapest.
• Charge-Off: a banker's term for a loan that's written off. Not to be confused with unplugging.
• Electric Utility: the stock sector known for steady dividends. Reliable, like this car.
• Net Zero

Tips for naming an EV

1. Puns are part of the fun. EV owners love a good electricity joke, so lean in.
2. Keep it short for the app. Many EVs let you name the car in the companion app, where short names display best.
3. Name the charger, too. If the home charger needs a name in its app, give it one that matches, like "Ohm" for the charger and "Ohm Sweet Ohm" for the car.
4. Check vanity plate rules. If you want the name on a plate, your state's motor vehicle agency sets the character limits and rules.

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