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Articles like this is when you doubt whether journalism even deserves to survive (it does, inspite of the abundance of these poorly written, never researhed pie

by flexie 9y ago

Articles like this is when you doubt whether journalism even deserves to survive (it does, inspite of the abundance of these poorly written, never researhed pieces). CNBC is a larger network, not the weekly paper in a small town. Why don’t they have someone with a bit of knowledge in cars or tech edit an article like this? Can they really not afford that? There is barely any info on the car and the little info they give is obviously wrong. Why do they compare it to model X and not model 3; is it because its specs are simular to model X? Doesn’t look like a van or SUV at all. Edit: here is a better article on the car with relevant info: https://electrek.co/2017/12/16/nio-es8-all-electric-suv-battery-swap-renting-structure/ https://electrek.co/2017/12/16/nio-es8-all-electric-suv-batt...

diggernet 9y ago
To my eye, it looks more like an SUV than the X does.
mtanski 9y ago
In an ideal world poor quality publications regardless of audience size would end up being penalized for poor quality reporting. Sadly, the world is not ideal and markets at best an approximation of efficient markets. CNBC is prime example of this for me. Nowhere is it more apparent that in Jim Cramer. The hyped-up advice he gives people on investing is terrible. It's worth while watching his interview with John Stewart when they talked about the housing bubble. The whole sorry, not sorry squirm. But this is just the tip of the iceberg for CNBC. To me the important question is: can we engineer (not just software) a solution that does rewards good journalism and punishes bad journalism?
api 9y ago
Modern media is about for click bait and virality to drive ad impressions. That's it. Quality doesn't matter because nobody pays for it.
dsp1234 9y ago
Why do they compare it to model X and not model 3; is it because its specs are simular to model X? Doesn’t look like a van or SUV at all. ES8[0] Model X[1] Comparing these two, the ES8 is bit blockier like the current set of crossovers. Whereas the Model X has the body shaping of a really big sedan. Neither have the 100% of the classic SUV look, but both have 5 seats and hatchback with a dedicated cargo area. Neither is like the Model 3, which is a sedan with a normal trunk. [0] - https://www.nio.io/prod/s3fs-public/styles/scale_width_3840/public/hero/935_AT_NextEV_Teaser_Profile_v8a_R.jpg https://www.nio.io/prod/s3fs-public/styles/scale_width_3840/... [1] - https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/section-hero-background.jpg https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/sec...
thisisit 9y ago
The funding article: https://electrek.co/2017/03/27/electric-vehicle-startup-nio-raises-up-to-600-million-baidu/ https://electrek.co/2017/03/27/electric-vehicle-startup-nio-... I really like how ‘up to $600 million’ is in quotes.

by flexie 9y ago

diggernet 9y ago

To my eye, it looks more like an SUV than the X does.

mtanski 9y ago

In an ideal world poor quality publications regardless of audience size would end up being penalized for poor quality reporting. Sadly, the world is not ideal and markets at best an approximation of efficient markets. CNBC is prime example of this for me. Nowhere is it more apparent that in Jim Cramer. The hyped-up advice he gives people on investing is terrible. It's worth while watching his interview with John Stewart when they talked about the housing bubble. The whole sorry, not sorry squirm. But this is just the tip of the iceberg for CNBC. To me the important question is: can we engineer (not just software) a solution that does rewards good journalism and punishes bad journalism?

api 9y ago

Modern media is about for click bait and virality to drive ad impressions. That's it. Quality doesn't matter because nobody pays for it.

dsp1234 9y ago

Why do they compare it to model X and not model 3; is it because its specs are simular to model X? Doesn’t look like a van or SUV at all. ES8[0] Model X[1] Comparing these two, the ES8 is bit blockier like the current set of crossovers. Whereas the Model X has the body shaping of a really big sedan. Neither have the 100% of the classic SUV look, but both have 5 seats and hatchback with a dedicated cargo area. Neither is like the Model 3, which is a sedan with a normal trunk. [0] - https://www.nio.io/prod/s3fs-public/styles/scale_width_3840/public/hero/935_AT_NextEV_Teaser_Profile_v8a_R.jpg https://www.nio.io/prod/s3fs-public/styles/scale_width_3840/... [1] - https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/section-hero-background.jpg https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/sec...

thisisit 9y ago

The funding article: https://electrek.co/2017/03/27/electric-vehicle-startup-nio-raises-up-to-600-million-baidu/ https://electrek.co/2017/03/27/electric-vehicle-startup-nio-... I really like how ‘up to $600 million’ is in quotes.