Tesla Motors CEO Elan Musk took to Twitter Monday evening, accusing a recent report on his company's new Model S sedan of bending the truth.
The New York Times published a story by John Broder where he tests the Model S on a drive between the east coasts two new supercharging stations in Newark, Del., and Miford, Conn., which are more than 200 miles apart. In the Times story it is reported Tesla claims the electric Model S has a range of 300 miles in idea conditions, while the electric vehicle has a EPA-rated range of 265 miles.
Broder reported he suspected cold weather to be causing issues with the Model S's battery. The article states he "noticed that the estimated range was falling faster than miles were accumulating. At 68 miles since recharging, the range had dropped by 85 miles, and a little mental math told me that reaching Milford would be a stretch."
In the end, Broder had to have the car towed and detailed the ordeal in a story that was printed in The New York Times Feb. 10.
In a rebuttal Tesla CEO Musk tweeted, "NYTimes articles about Tesla range in cold is fake. Vehicle logs tell true story that he didn't actually charge to max and took a long detour."
The Times stood by its reporter. "The article recounting a reporter's test drive in a Tesla Model S was completely factual," the paper said in a statement, obtained by Mashable.com. "Any suggestion that the account was 'fake' is, of course, flatly untrue."
PCMag.com reported Musk appared on CNBC's Closing Bell and said, "I don't want to paint the whole New York Times as being problematic, but I do think that this writer and this particular article is misleading,"
Musk also tweeted, "Tesla blog coming soon detailing what actually happened on Broder's NYTimes "range test". Also lining up other journalists to do same drive."
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