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> I'm truly impressed by the PR skill of Mr Musk and his team It's certainly a bold strategy, but perhaps a little risky. They must be confident it's not reall
by objclxt 13y ago
> I'm truly impressed by the PR skill of Mr Musk and his team
It's certainly a bold strategy, but perhaps a little risky. They must be confident it's not really a problem though, because if there was a real risk of fire in the car putting a release out like this could be problematic if, in the future, another car went up in flames and the driver did not escape uninjured.
Slightly unrelated - their PR team does alright, but they've had their fair share of mis-fires (if you'll excuse the pun).
This is the same company that put together a libel suit against its critics that was so "gravely deficient" (the judge's words) it was thrown out of court (and a libel-friendly English court at that).
[1]:http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/23/top-gear-libel-case-tesla-struck-out http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/23/top-gear-libel-...
- headgasket 13y agoI was not aware of this libel suit; but it fits well with how I perceive the PR handling; what remains in the zeitgeist is a company fighting the right(?) battle using all means. The fact that said suit was gravely deficient most likely went largely unnoticed, and in the immediate it creates a us vs the rest mentality with the owners/enthusiasts; something that shows in this driver's account. Unless the driver is also a stockholder.