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Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged

Posted by timothy on from the relax-cbs-does-this-all-the-time dept.

mykepredko writes "Tesla Motors CEO and founder Elon Musk definitely isn't the best guy to try to pull a fast one on. The visionary entrepreneur set Twitter a titter when he claimed earlier this week that New York Times writer John Broder had fudged details about the Tesla Models S car's range in cold weather, resulting in what he termed a 'fake' article. Musk promised evidence, and now he has delivered, via the official Tesla blog."

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  1. Mr. Broder: you got served! by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, I bet that oil company envelope he got under the table will make his humiliation more palatable.

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    1. Re:Mr. Broder: you got served! by Grayhand · · Score: 5, Funny

      But, I bet that oil company envelope he got under the table will make his humiliation more palatable.

      He was probably less happy with the envelope Elon Musk gave him with a xerox of his ass.

  2. hey, my engine is pinging! by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny

    not to worry, sir, its normal. please type 'ifconfig' and read back its contents for me and I'll check on its next-hop adjacency while you do that.

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  3. Sorry, no by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 3, Funny

    John Broder works for the New York Times. They don't lie. Who do you trust more, a legitimate journalist or a corporate CEO? Seriously, people.

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  4. Re:Don't speed in a Tesla. by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Funny

    print? there's no printer onboard.

    instead, they use TELNET

    TEsla's Logging NETwork

    (its not secure, of course)

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  5. Re:Pathetic. by interkin3tic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, why would he try to tarnish this car? He doesn't appear to own an oil company.

  6. Re:Good News / Bad News by ByOhTek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not to mention, they are usually extremely biased against American cars.

    Mind you, there are a lot of not great things about American cars, but TGUK would try to convince you that they are fueled by eating babies alive, and could have their efficiency rated at babies-per-mile.

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  7. New testing opportunity by NEDHead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Perhaps Broder would like to test drive --- A ROCKET SHIP!!!

    Maybe he would refrain from screwing around with the fuel tanks; and if not, problem solved.

  8. Let me get this straight... by Brannon · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. I can't feed my horseless carriage grass, it needs some special fuel that I can only get a special stations?
    2. I can't breed my horseless carriage to make more horseless carriages.
    3. It costs how much?!?!?

    Why would anyone ever buy one of these things?!?

  9. Re:I'm a skeptic. by Catbeller · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do not attempt to lie to Tony Stark. He will come and have a chat with you.

  10. Re:Theory by nedlohs · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm pretty sure there is no such word in English.