CNN Opinion piece about Model S fires

[claytorj]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/opinion/odell-tesla-fires/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7

 

[ecarfan]

Well written and very reasonable article.

But the photo of the Model S appears to show a dull metallic gold paint color. Odd. I think the image has been altered. That color is not available from Tesla as far as I know. Maybe a custom paint job?

 

[roblab]

Well written and very reasonable article.

But the photo of the Model S appears to show a dull metallic gold paint color. Odd. I think the image has been altered. That color is not available from Tesla as far as I know. Maybe a custom paint job?

It's also the Alpha Prototype, LOOOONG before they had any ideas what colors they would offer.

 

[Todd Burch]

Yes. Appparently the so-called "news agency" called CNN has trouble finding a picture of one of the most lauded cars in history that has been in production for over a year...

 

[Gwgan]

The lighting is odd, but the color looks very similar to the MX prototype paint.

 

[NuclearPowered]

The photo is ancient history. Wish they would have kept the front rounded like the alpha though.

 

[SFOTurtle]

The content of the article is pretty much spot. My only real criticism is that the title of the article assumes or concludes that the Model S has "flaws" when the article itself accurately discusses the accidents, the pending investigation, and the question whether there are indeed any flaws in the design.

 

[ecarfan]

News story titles are typically not written by the article writer, they are written by a different person whose goal is to attract attention to the piece.

Thanks for the info about the photo of the "alpha" Model S, I had not seen it before.

 

[100thMonkey]

on one hand I want a "no flaws" ruling, on the other hand, I think Tesla can do better and I hope such a ruling will not stop them from finding a way to improve the strength of the under body and bolster the overall value proposition (eg: giving us back our "low" suspension position).