Roadster on Top Gear

[JRP3]

Not sure if stealing someone's property would provide a good legal standing. :wink:

 

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Copy machine.Digital photos

 

[dpeilow]

So the cult spreads Top Gear Korea is better than you might think

 

[dpeilow]

Another trip abroad, another set of oil company ads on the BBC site.

Not Shell this time though.

The last trip.

 

[dpeilow]

Judge: Tesla will need to prove financial damage to win suit

 

[Mycroft]

I noticed quite a bit of whining about losses and expenses in the UK in the 3rd Qtr financial information. Obviously they're trying to build their case that there was actual financial injury caused. Hopefully Tesla can at least get their lawyer fees covered. What a stupid waste of money.

 

[dpeilow]

I'm pretty sure they were injured but how they prove that is another matter.

 

[doug]

Judge: Tesla will need to prove financial damage to win suit

Can they find folks willing to testify, "I woulda bought Roadster if not for that show."

 

[ckessel]

I noticed quite a bit of whining about losses and expenses in the UK in the 3rd Qtr financial information.

I think "Quite a bit" is overstating it by, uh, quite a bit . There were about two sentences in it in the press release and Elon talked only briefly about it in the call because someone asked and then mostly said he couldn't talk about it. I thought it was a pointed jab at Top Gear, but nothing more.

 

[doug]

I'm pretty sure they were injured but how they prove that is another matter.

It also runs counter to their narrative that Roadster sales have been great.

 

[ckessel]

It also runs counter to their narrative that Roadster sales have been great.

Elon was very specific about that, as was the financial release, that Roadster sales have been great _except_ for the UK. Just like if stocks are "up", that doesn't mean every stock went up that day.

 

[Mycroft]

TheLawyer.com: High Court drives hard bargain in Tesla case against Top Gear - Nov 14, 2011

Although the limitation period for malicious falsehood is just a year, the claim was not launched until March 2011, meaning that the claimant could only *pursue the broadcaster for airings falling within the preceding year.

However, the court highlighted that for malicious falsehood to apply, the claimants must show that a special damage had followed as a direct result of the publication. In this case, the claimant made no *submissions on actual *damages.

I repeat, Tesla should just completely drop this waste of time, money, and resources. Totally ridiculous. :cursing:

 

[Robert.Boston]

Or hire better lawyers who can make timely filings that make the required showings of fact. Having failed to do so, though, it's time to settle.

 

[zack]

Sounds like Elon just wanted to get the case into the news to discredit the show, and rightfully so.

 

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http://green.autoblog.com/2011/11/14/tesla-still-says-top-gear-hurting-sales/

Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a simple explanation for the EV's underperformance in the UK: he blamed the slow sales on "the continuing adverse impact on the Roadster via [URL="http://www.green.autoblog.com/tag/tesla+top+gear/"]reruns of Top Gear

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[dpeilow]

Top Gear (series 12) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[VolkerP]

going full circle?

Roadster on Top Gear - BBC television series tests new electric car
Top Gear on Wikipedia - the famous dictionary about Life, the Universe and just everything got even more useful
Wikipedia on Roadster - With the latest touchscreen firmware, drivers of the all-electric sports car now can browse contents from the internet, e.g. wikipedia articles about HOV lane access in California

 

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Top Gear (series 12) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tesla should add a line about the Lawsuit.

 

[jcstp]

msnbc.com video: International Psychotalk - International Psychotalk - Video on mnsbc.com

Clarcson in his "best" way

 

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To find the Clarkson bit on him wanting to shoot UK protesters scroll the left side boxes and click on his picture.

(this will probably go away tomorrow as new vids get uploaded)