Tesla Model S driven from DC to Boston, No problem for CNN journalist

Perhaps he wrote his story AFTER he made his journey.

Brodering your story is only safe if they can't prove you siked your trip.

 

Warmer weather, straight shot, single-day... I wouldn't expect a problem either based on the amount of planning it sounds like they did. Good to know the Milford stop isn't the complete dump it used to be...

 

Honestly, all of these "stories" should be taken with little true value. Most of those guys are paid well by the automotive industry to make their cars seem ZOMG AWWESOME.

If its really that much of a concern, go test drive them... but then again, how many of us are really planning to go plunk down a ton of cash on a car like that right now? Seems like we're raising a stink over something silly here. The media coverage of it is getting old and boring fast.

 

Oh in the winter it is definitely optimistic. It is based on the EPA rated mileage with only slight adjustments. So in the cold, it will be optimistic, in temps that require no HVAC it will be pessimistic. I prefer using the range estimate in the energy graph app on the center console.

 

Journalism, news, is a competitive business. Those that substitute 'entertainment' for 'facts and data' alienate a small but important demographic . . . those who like me live in the real world.

There is an old joke 'when is <so-and-so> lying?' when their lips are moving. So now we have another name to add to the list:

• Martin Delgado - wrote the infamous "nickel" article that the Sunday Mail withdrew.
• Art Spinella - wrote the infamous "Dust-to-Dust" report claiming Hummers had a lower cost per mile than the Prius.
• John Broder - lied about his Tesla trip and now tries to argue against the hard, empirical data that showed he lied.

There is no assumption of honesty from these sources.

When I say 'news' is competitive, look at what a simple Google news search returned for "NYT tesla model s":

The NYT times published fiction, got caught, and apparently have decided the entertainment value is more important than their credibility. Mistakes are common enough but when it becomes a pattern, we have to decide whether or not it makes sense to spend any more time with them.

Bob Wilson

 

This type of stuff has been happening since before the country was founded. Some locals get injured and a few die. It's a massacre. (Don't know if they were the instigators of the violence or not, doesn't matter.)

A Navy warship sinks in a foreign harbor. Must be sabotage. Time to retaliate by starting a war and seizing territory. Most likely cause was a blasting cap left in the coal that exploded when heated. Hearst's newspapers made a fortune on this.

The objectives of the newspaper are to sell advertising space and increase circulation. Higher circulation raises ad rates. Print enough truth so a libel charge won't stick.