Tesla CEO Elon Musk has for what he believes is a dishonest review of his company鈥檚 new Model S electric sedan. The , written by John M. Broder, makes the claim that the Model S does not possess the advertised range and performs poorly in cold weather.
However, Tesla monitors each Model S loaned to the media through the vehicle鈥檚 logging feature. 鈥淣YTimes article about Tesla range in cold is fake,鈥 Musk tweeted on Monday. According to Musk, Broder鈥檚 Model S tells a very different story from his review.
No official data from Broder鈥檚 test drive has been released, but Tesla is planning to issue a statement detailing what happened. In an , Musk accused Broder of making several errors during the drive, including not fully charging the vehicle, driving into rush hour traffic, and driving over the speed limit. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 do that, whether it鈥檚 a gasoline car or an electric car, and expect to achieve the top range,鈥 he said.
The Tesla鈥檚 is roughly 300 miles per single full charge, but drops when driven over highway speeds or when the heating and cooling system is used.