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This piece uses Ashlee Vance as a source. Having read and checked on facts in his books, his factchecking is sketchy at best. It's a somewhat believable rumour,
by Phillipharryt 7y ago
This piece uses Ashlee Vance as a source. Having read and checked on facts in his books, his factchecking is sketchy at best. It's a somewhat believable rumour, but of course take it with a pinch of salt and consider that analysts like making big calls as well (usually backed by "anonymous sources").
- w8vY7ER 7y agoI have enjoyed his writing so far and haven't found reason to question his fact checking yet. Can you offer any example for someone curious about the sketchiness you mentioned?
- Phillipharryt 7y agoMusk himself claims it's rife with errors https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/895834554245709824?lang=en https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/895834554245709824?lang=... and I recall some of his figures about initial tesla production being outrageous. Like body gaps of 40mm being deemed the target. Figures like that made me wonder if anyone had proof-read it because a 4cm gap in a car is enough to fit your hand through
- w8vY7ER 7y agoThanks, this was news to me. Appreciate the insight e: in hindsight your comment about 40mm gaps, as an example, does some particularly crazy and I'm surprised it didn't stand out to me.
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