# EVs with Q chaser

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923 "2020-07-21T13:56:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923/1 "2020-07-21T13:56:01Z")

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I’ve noticed a minor trend in car names. That is, electric vehicles whose names end in Q. So far, only 4 examples:

Škoda Enyaq  
Hyundai Ioniq (which could be either a hybrid or full EV)  
Cadillac Lyriq (introduction delayed by epidemic)  
Cadillac Cellestiq (ultra luxury car that won’t be out until 2023)

OK, that’s not much of a trend, but I can’t think of any previous production cars with names that end in Q. Well, maybe there’s some alphabet-soup-type name that does, but those don’t count.

My guess is that having a new type of drive train brings out the imagination in car marketeers and the result is unorthodox names. Like the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace. Don’t be surprised if Cadillac changes the spelling to Cadillaq for those two models.

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923/2 "2020-07-21T14:01:18Z")

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Golly, peeps will get confused!

There are new drugs on the market that end in “q.”

I can see someone functioning on only one cup of coffee: “Do I swallow this one, and drive that one?”

~VOW

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evs-with-q-chaser/915923/3 "2020-07-21T14:03:44Z")

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> [@VOW](#):
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> Golly, peeps will get confused!
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> There are new drugs on the market that end in “q.”
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> I can see someone functioning on only one cup of coffee: “Do I swallow this one, and drive that one?” -
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> ~VOW

Do I drive the red car or the blue car?