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Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That NYT Tesla Test Drive Was Staged
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."
The good news is, you can't fake results with a Tesla.
The bad news is, your car can and will tattle on you.
The slope - it is a slippery one.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
Jalopnik called the tow truck company, and they confirmed that not only was the car out of charge, and not only did they need to leave the car on the charger for an extended time because it was so low on charge, but that they were on the phone with a Tesla employee in California, as the electric parking brake was locked, and wouldn't allow the vehicle to move onto the flatbed.
http://jalopnik.com/towing-company-the-nyt-tesla-model-s-was-dead-when-it-196100064
Now, this very well could be the NYT reporting being in bed with the tow truck company, metaphorically speaking, but I think there's more to this than Musk wants to let on.
Musk will print your driving log, and you'll end up getting traffic tickets in the mail.
Of course Elon has proof to back up his claims. He is the guy behind that car after all. And if his car used pink unicorns, he'd have proof of their existence.
When I see an unbiased third party do the test - like Consumer Reports or Motor Trend - then I'll take what has to be said seriously. Until then, I'll treat everything with skepticism.
Reality has a well known left-wing agenda.
"Oops, I always forget the purpose of competition is to divide people into winners and losers." - Hobbes
The difference is that the NYT, being lefty, doesn't impose an authoritarian ideological mindset down all the way, in contrast to say Rupert Murdoch's papers, because lefties don't like authoritarianism as much. The NYT's editorials and economic reporting are mildly left (by US standards).
No, it's about a CEO who is trying to bully reviewers of his company's products with public attacks and lawsuits.
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?