What the hell is wrong with media sources like this? The writer admits in the first paragraph that he hasn't even test-driven the car, yet proceeds to give some

What the hell is wrong with media sources like this? The writer admits in the first paragraph that he hasn't even test-driven the car, yet proceeds to give something resembling an authoritative review of what the car is apparently like. I've got no special affinity for BMW, Tesla, electric cars, or Slate in particular, but the fact that nonsense like this even gets published just boggles my mind. Terrible.