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Fox news business reporter claims Model S only has 16 miles of range.

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Fox News reporter Elizabeth MacDonald says "[the Tesla Model S] ... conks out after 16 miles or about a half-hour of usage."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/05/30/fox-reporter-conjures-mystery-numbers-for-new-t/194273

Where is Dave Barry when you need him? You can't make this stuff up! There are plenty of things to discuss or question about Tesla such as is their valuation ahead of where it should be? Or perhaps one could investigate the economics of the supercharger system. But you can't be this far off.
 
Fox News reporter Elizabeth MacDonald says "[the Tesla Model S] ... conks out after 16 miles or about a half-hour of usage."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/05/30/fox-reporter-conjures-mystery-numbers-for-new-t/194273

Where is Dave Barry when you need him? You can't make this stuff up! There are plenty of things to discuss or question about Tesla such as is their valuation ahead of where it should be? Or perhaps one could investigate the economics of the supercharger system. But you can't be this far off.

Fox lies. Should anyone be surprised? This is not a mistake, it's a deliberate lie.
 
How does that woman even have a job when she just makes up bs like that? A quick google search on her came back with that she's known for pulling numbers out of thin air and just making up crap about everything. Seriously why is she employed? The only job she's suited for is probably a weather lady. At least there you can make up crap and get away with it.
 
And she even managed to imply the SC rollout would be taxpayer funded!?

What planet do these whack-jobs come from, and where are the nuts that actually listen to them and believe that obvious tripe?

Hopefully not Mars, otherwise Elon will need to have SpaceX carpet-bomb the planet before colonizing. ;)
 
Why such negativity against a green car company? Would we see the same response if Ford produced such a car? Is it all because of the DOE loan? :confused:

No. Because Tesla is considered a "green" company by the Right. Therefore unworthy and doomed to failure. The government loan, even though it came from the Bush administration, allowed Tesla to be lumped in with everything "green."

The naysayers have changed their tactics since Tesla has paid off the loan. Now they are harping on the ZEV credits (which they imply is money from the government) and the $7500 tax credit (which they also think is money you get from the government). It's the best they've got and that's the new talking points concerning Tesla.
 
The naysayers have changed their tactics since Tesla has paid off the loan. Now they are harping on the ZEV credits (which they imply is money from the government) and the $7500 tax credit (which they also think is money you get from the government). It's the best they've got and that's the new talking points concerning Tesla.
Interesting that you say that. Read and posted this link yesterday. The analyst writes that ZEV credits are what is currently driving Tesla's profitability.
 
It is just like when Romney and Palin put Tesla and Fisker in the same category. The extreme right does not care about the truth, only making up arguments to support their theories against "big government". They figure most of their audience won't spend enough time or energy to fact check them.
 
Fox 'News' may have gotten their "16 miles" claim by further distorting another erroneous claim:

http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/articles/281549

Tesla's Musk plans to beef up charging options

Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:56 AM ET
By: Michael Fowlkes

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Electric-car maker Tesla (TSLA) has been on a roll lately. The company is coming off of a stellar first quarter, and has managed to repay a federal loan earlier than anticipated. Tesla has been selling its fair share of electric cars, but there is still a big concern… the time required for Tesla owners to charge their cars.


For some people, a 16-mile driving distance on a 30 minute charge is simply not going to be enough for them to even consider the purchase of a new Tesla vehicle. The company does have Supercharge stations, that will give you around 150 miles for that same 30 minute charge. The problem is that there are currently just nine of these charging stations currently in operation.


At this week's D: All Things Digital conference, Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, announced plans to dramatically increase the company's number of supercharging stations, tripling the count of operational stations by the end of next month.


This phase of Tesla's growth is of vital importance. The company has a great product, which recently got a 99 out of 100 score from Consumer Reports, who called it the best new car since 2007. The only reason why it was unable to pull a perfect 100 was that Consumer Reports deducted a point for the long charging time.


A 30-minte charge with a 240-volt outlet will yield just 16 driving miles. For the majority of people, that is simply not good enough. On the other hand, 150 miles on a 30-minute charge starts to sound a lot better. It is still not ideal, but most people don't drive more than 150 miles a day so it becomes more acceptable.


Musk plans to extend its network of charging stations to the point were you could drive from New York to Los Angeles using only fast-charging stations.

Tesla has already proven that a small company selling electric cars can be profitable, and with a 25% margin the company expects to be "better than slightly profitable" by the fourth quarter.


Tesla can certainly build some amazing cars, if it can build on that success with a wide-reaching network of fast-changing stations the sky is the limit for how far the company will be able to go.


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Michael Fowlkes is a financial writer who has been with the Fresh Brewed Media family since 2004. Over the course of his tenure with Fresh Brewed Media, he has worn many hats, including portfolio manager, options analyst, and writer. Michael received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in Accounting and got his start in finance working as a stock trader for six years at Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Va.

Mr Fowlkes doesn't specify what charging method is used to obtain such a small amount of range.