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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTesla Motors debunks a New York Times smearjob review of the Tesla S.
http://www.slashgear.com/tesla-tears-down-nyt-model-s-review-with-cars-own-logs-14269310/For instance, the onboard logs showing what charge the Model S had at points of the journey, and when Broder decided to recharge, indicate he took the car off the power connection earlier than stated in the original review. The final leg of his trip was 61 miles and yet he disconnected the charge cable when the range display stated 32 miles Musk argues. He did so expressly against the advice of Tesla personnel and in obvious violation of common sense.
Meanwhile, some of Broders claims about how he tried to minimize power consumption are also challenged. Musk points to the typical speeds driven at 65 to 85 mph and the average cabin temperature of 72F for the duration of the test, and the fact that the reviewer also actively turned the heating up when charge was getting low.
Broder is even accused of trying to artificially run down the Model S battery by more than it would typically, driving in circles for over half a mile in a tiny, 100-space parking lot in front of one of Teslas Supercharger power stations, in what Musk suggests is an attempt to fully drain the car. Tesla also points out the sheer number of charging points both its own, and those run by other companies along the length of Broders drive, as a counterpoint to the number of times the reviewer actually stopped to rejuice.
Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)Especially these days. It's not like there aren't eleventy zillion eyes on any possible hatchet job who could readily find proof that "hatchet job" is the only appropriate description.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Elon Musk's long-awaited blog post take-down has arrived with what he claims is the data to prove New York Times reporter John M. Broder committed some sort of journalistic malpractice to run a bad review of the Tesla Model S's range capability. The Times continues to vouch for the accuracy of Broder's report and has another upcoming response to the latest Musk claims, a spokesperson told The Atlantic Wire. Musk, however, has followed through on his promise to publish data logs that he claims show that Broder (and not the car) was to blame for it stalling out on a cold day in Connecticut. But Musk is really going beyond that to a much more serious charge: he claims Broder deliberately set out to sabotage the test in a blatant violation of journalistic ethics.
Musk accuses Broder of thinking "the facts shouldnt get in the way of a salacious story" (which is an odd choice of adjective for a car review) and "When the facts didnt suit his opinion, he simply changed the facts." Musk, who's earned quite a following after the glowing media coverage of his impressive futuristic empire (he's also the entrepreneur behind private space flight company SpaceX) saw his missive cheered along on Twitter, with some calling Tesla's evidence "damning," "amazing" and "powerful." But do all the annotated charts, lines, and points prove Musk's assertion that Broder staged his road trip to deliberately make the car run out of power? Let's take a look.
Argument 1: Broder took a long detour in Manhattan, which would add up to more miles. Tesla doesn't put any data behind that assertion, only saying he took an "an unplanned detour through downtown Manhattan to give his brother a ride."
Convincing? No. The other charts indicate the trip took a little over 500 miles, which matches up to the mileage Broder gives on his map, which total up to 529 miles. Google Maps claims, with a stop in Manhattan, the trip would take around 500 miles.
much more at link
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)I get the sense from it overall that Broder didn't mind that the Tesla "failed" his test. If for not other reason, it made for an interesting read. Face it, "I got from point A to point B without any problem" isn't terribly exciting to read (or write either, I would guess.)
wandy
(3,539 posts)Finigals law..
* Never tell a computer 'forget it'. It will.
* Never lie to a computer. It keeps log records you know!
Tesla: Trying to bring us to the future, even if some of don't want to go there.
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Link here to Musk's own article on what happened, with graphs from the car's log data to back him up.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)...but this broken clock headed the companies that succeeded in making electric cars cool and making the Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule. This broken clock has more vision than most.
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)and this
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081596_tesla-now-delivering-model-s-but-cash-crunch-judgment-waits-for-financials
a lot of people have opinions about Tesla and they all do not match yours.