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Tesla Motors announced yesterday that it has sued BBC's Top Gear TV show for “libel and malicious falsehood.†The American automaker’s action refers to a Top Gear episode aired on December 14 2008, when Jeremy Clarkson tested the Tesla Roadster.
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Tesla Sues the BBC and Top Gear for Libel Against the Roadster
Tesla Motors announced yesterday that it has sued BBC's Top Gear TV show for “libel and malicious falsehood.†The American automaker’s action refers to a Top Gear episode aired on December 14 2008, when Jeremy Clarkson tested the Tesla Roadster.
According to Tesla, the show “contained lies and misinformation about the Roadster's performance, behavior and reliability.†Tesla Motors considers the breakdowns of the Roadster that allegedly occurred during the Top Gear episode were “staged†and that the statements made during the show are untrue.
More specifically, Tesla claims Top Gear misrepresented that:
- The Roadster ran out of charge and had to be pushed into the Top Gear hangar by 4 men.
- The Roadster’s true range is only 55 miles per charge (not 211).
- One Roadster’s motor overheated and was completely immobilized as a result.
- The other Roadster’s brakes were broken, rendering the car undriveable.
- That neither of the two Roadsters provided to Top Gear was available for test driving due to these problems.
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The world’s most famous car show, BBC’s Top Gear, has had more than its fair share of controversies, mainly due to the sardonic comments of host Jeremy Clarkson. Never mind the “greensâ€, Jeremy’s current favorite car...
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