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It was a bizarre piece, especially for the NY Times. It read like someone who got a car that had a 30MPG sticker on the window, put in exactly 10 gallons of gas

by jonknee 14y ago

It was a bizarre piece, especially for the NY Times. It read like someone who got a car that had a 30MPG sticker on the window, put in exactly 10 gallons of gas and planned a trip of exactly 300 miles. In the snow. Any normal person wouldn't have even been in that situation, but the reporter then proceeded to use every opportunity to double down on his bad choices. Tucked towards the end was a note about how the mileage estimate is indeed an estimate and that cold weather (or hot!) among other things can affect milage. Shocker. Now finding out that the facts may not have been represented is even more curious.

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- jonknee 14y ago
  > Why didn't he use the mobile charger overnight, or at a public charging station while he stopped in NYC? Because then his expose would have been, "Great road trip, no problems."
Thrymr 14y ago
To be fair, the reporter did leave a margin of error. He may not have understood the uncertainty in the mileage estimates, but he wasn't planning things to the mile. It doesn't seem unreasonable for him to have believed that a range greater than the distance planned by a factor of 2 was safe before parking the car overnight.
- jonknee 14y ago
  He neglected to fully charge when he had the chance (chances actually) or to plug it in overnight. He had a story to write and made sure it ended up like he wanted.
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  - dublinben 14y ago
    It's also not interesting to publish an uneventful review consisting of a week of mid-range commuting and running errands. This is the exact use Tesla is selling the car for, but big name reviewers (Top Gear, NYT) insist on putting it into unrealistic situations until it 'fails.'
barney54 14y ago
The NY Times is standing behind the review. https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071288326307840 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071288326307840 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071386141667329 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071386141667329 Let's see that car data Mr. Musk.
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- GeorgeTirebiter 14y ago
  NYT's Judith Miller lied about WMDs. So the paper isn't exactly known for accuracy.

by jonknee 14y ago

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jonknee 14y ago
> Why didn't he use the mobile charger overnight, or at a public charging station while he stopped in NYC? Because then his expose would have been, "Great road trip, no problems."

Thrymr 14y ago

To be fair, the reporter did leave a margin of error. He may not have understood the uncertainty in the mileage estimates, but he wasn't planning things to the mile. It doesn't seem unreasonable for him to have believed that a range greater than the distance planned by a factor of 2 was safe before parking the car overnight.

jonknee 14y ago
He neglected to fully charge when he had the chance (chances actually) or to plug it in overnight. He had a story to write and made sure it ended up like he wanted.
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- dublinben 14y ago
  It's also not interesting to publish an uneventful review consisting of a week of mid-range commuting and running errands. This is the exact use Tesla is selling the car for, but big name reviewers (Top Gear, NYT) insist on putting it into unrealistic situations until it 'fails.'

barney54 14y ago

The NY Times is standing behind the review. https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071288326307840 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071288326307840 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071386141667329 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/301071386141667329 Let's see that car data Mr. Musk.

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GeorgeTirebiter 14y ago
NYT's Judith Miller lied about WMDs. So the paper isn't exactly known for accuracy.