Negative Review Costs Tesla $100 Million, CEO Says

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Negative Review Costs Tesla $100 Million, CEO Says

A negative New York Times review of the Tesla Model S trimmed Tesla's stock-market value by as much as $100 million, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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stovt001_

If Elon didn't go all Tom Cruise crazy about this, I would have never even been aware of the New York Times story (because who reads American newspapers anymore?) but now methinks thou dost protest too much and there might actually be some truth to the NYT story.

thescrambler

So the Times has problems in the cold, and Tesla calls it "fake", and Consumer Reports (http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2013/02/tesla-model-s-winter-chills-limit-the-electric-cars-range.html) also says "Winter chills limit range of the Tesla Model S electric car". So, does the Tesla have issues in the cold, or is everyone out to get Elon?

thescrambler

The truth is, the New York Times Reporter got EXACTLY the range in miles that Tesla's own web site's 'range calculator' predicted he would get (197 miles), rather than the 242 miles range that the Tesla Model S said he would get. So, Elon, if that is "fake", then the Tesla web site must also be "fake".

Play around with the raw data and decide for yourself:

http://www.duckware.com/blog/tesla-elon-musk-nytimes-john-broder-feud/index.html