I really think this is the most important learning from this whole debacle. Broder ran into a edge case in electric car behavior (though it's arguable just how

I really think this is the most important learning from this whole debacle. Broder ran into a edge case in electric car behavior (though it's arguable just how edgy it is), his Tesla support people made the wrong calls, and he himself appeared to be intent on testing the accuracy of Tesla's range estimates. It's really a perfect storm of fuckupery on all sides combined with a chilly winter storm - there was no way to win this one. What bothers me, however, was how quickly Musk leapt to accusations of fraud. Let's be clear: accusing a reporter of one of the longest-running and staunchest institutions of journalism in the country of outright fraud is generally classified as a Big Fucking Deal. You don't do it lightly - and in this case it seems like the judgment was more than premature.