Elon Musk Offers a Glimpse of a Coming Tesla Model

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk provided a cryptic hint about a forthcoming car model on Twitter Wednesday evening.

The serial entrepreneur, investor and inventor posted an image revealing the bottom of a vehicle behind an opening garage door stamped with the date Oct. 9, adding: “About to unveil the D and something else.”

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/517486950589014016

The Palo Alto, Calif., electric automaker is already busy developing the Model X sports utility vehicle and has revealed plans to deliver a $35,000 electric vehicle, variously called the Model E and Model 3.

Perhaps Tesla has changed the name of that vehicle again — or perhaps something else entirely is in the works.

We’ll learn for sure next Thursday.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

Will you support Vox’s explanatory journalism?

Millions turn to Vox to educate themselves, their family, and their friends about what’s happening in the world around them, and to learn about things that spark their curiosity. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today.

One-Time Monthly Annual

$95/year

$120/year

$250/year

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $120/year

Yes, I'll give $120/year

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via