r/facepalm • u/GlitterMackenzie • Sep 02 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Smarts. He has it.

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u/Snowmoji Sep 03 '24

Kinda like when Top Gear "tested" the tesla.

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u/Obvious_Ad3810 Sep 03 '24

Which episode was that? (NM I'll Google it. )

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u/GentrifiedSocks Sep 03 '24

It was a sham episode where the set it up to fail. Plenty to hate on Elon about but that one isn’t it

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u/BattleOfTaranto Sep 03 '24

whats the story here i'm OOTL

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u/klausklass Sep 03 '24

In 2011 Tesla gave Top Gear a couple Roadsters for them to make an episode on. Top Gear wanted to make an “interesting” episode so they staged the test drive so the car would “unexpectedly” run out of battery way before it should have and also lied about the motor overheating and brakes not working. Tesla tried to reach out, but the BBC just ignored them. Tesla then sued for libel, but the judge said no one would think Top Gear had made a genuine review??? Overall a boneheaded move by Top Gear imo

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u/BattleOfTaranto Sep 03 '24

sounds about right, Top Gear was a good show IMO but constantly fudged their narrative