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I don't get the lawsuit route at all. If your car is good then eventually people will come around to agreeing with that assessment even if the media likes gasol

I don't get the lawsuit route at all. If your car is good then eventually people will come around to agreeing with that assessment even if the media likes gasoline cars today. If your car isn't good then you should fix it and move on with your life. I realize a lot of money went into development but it seems crazy to sue your way to success or even think that could work in the first place. I don't think any of these major media outlets are really afraid of getting sued by Tesla anyway so if intimidation is the point then it won't work.

stef25 14y ago
A negative review in TopGear and the New York Times is pretty serious, I think it can make a lot of people that are sitting on the fence dismiss buying an electrical car for another couple years. The impact of these reviews (regardless of wether or not they are true) are pretty big imho.
bd_at_rivenhill 14y ago
If your care is good but major media outlets smear it by providing misleading information instead of balanced coverage, then people will never form their own assessment. Tesla provided vehicles to these companies for review with the understanding that a good faith effort would be made at balanced coverage; in this situation, deliberately painting a false portrait of the product's qualities is tortious and a valid grounds for legal action.