The Toronto Star outdoes the itself in the stupid department...AGAIN

[PaddyD]

I think most of us have already clued into the fact that the Toronto Star's auto writers/editors hate or aren't interested in EVs, but this one really took the cake. Apparently my Tesla 3 has no brake pedal!?!! Who knew?

Getting used to single-pedal driving

Realtor Jeff Carr is impressed by his Tesla Model 3’s features, and how it is a great talking point with clients.

www.thestar.com

Attached screen shot to memorialize the stupidity, in case my "fix your article (you idiots)" email ever has an effect...

 

[yourhero]

That was a hilarious mistake but the writer was very positive about the car. No hate there.

 

[X.l.r.8]

Oh yeah, very positive, he kept his Toyota because the 507km range doesn't get him to the cottage. Its a terribly written article, the 'front hood'!. Measuring the strength in elephants but they failed to capture the speed in cheetahs. Who uses the elephant measuring system anymore!

 

[ecarfan]

I’ve read much more inaccurate and severely biased Tesla reviews. This one was overall very positive. But I agree this statement is very poorly written:

Quote: “Driving the one-pedal vehicle around downtown Toronto, Carr would feel his foot instinctively going for the non-existent brake several times before the vehicle would slow to a smooth and steady halt as he unpressed the accelerator”

It’s hard to understand how someone could come up with that description of regenerative braking. I assume the author never drove the car or likely has never even sat in a Tesla.

I suggest that all of us email The Star and point out that all cars have a brake pedal and Teslas are no exception.

 

[ecarfan]

Use the “Report an Error” link at the bottom of the article page. I sent The Star this message:

In your article at Getting used to single-pedal driving the author wrote, quote: “Driving the one-pedal vehicle around downtown Toronto, Carr would feel his foot instinctively going for the non-existent brake several times before the vehicle would slow to a smooth and steady halt as he unpressed the accelerator”. All cars have brake pedals, and Teslas are no exception. Of course they have brakes that are controlled by a brake pedal in the usual location. The point is that EVs with regenerative braking slow down significantly when the driver reduces pressure on the accelerator, making for smoother simpler driving and dramatically lower brake wear; Tesla owners report that their brake pads have lasted for well over 150,000km.

 

[Calliope]

They actually wrote "....the non-existent brake......" ?!? What idiots! I gave up reading The Star at least a decade ago, and nothing's convinced me to go back. But that lie might be worth discussing.

 

[ccudmore]

At the bottom they even wrote:
Correction — July 5, 2021: This article was edited to clarify that the Tesla 3 does have a brake pedal.

Yet the article still has the mistake.

 

[ecarfan]

I received this email response from The Star:

From: Public Editor, The Toronto Star <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: Report an Error: Getting used to single-pedal driving
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>

Good morning Barry . . . thank you for the note. Yes, an error was made in stating that there was no brake pedal. That has been corrected in the on-line article.
Bruce

Bruce Campion-Smith
Public Editor

 

[ecarfan]

Despite the addition of this at the bottom of the page: “addendum: Correction — July 5, 2021: This article was edited to clarify that the Tesla 3 does have a brake pedal” the article text still states the car has a “non-existent brake” and I see no changes in that paragraph, as @ccudmore has noted. I flushed my browser cache and also tried a different browser to ensure I was seeing the current version of the page.

I sent the editor another email. He responded and apologized saying he thought the change was implemented, than I heard from his assistant who says it must be a back-end issue and he will get it fixed.

 

[CanadianRob]

It appears to be fixed now, to the point of removing "non-existent brake", but still says "one-pedal vehicle".

 

[TrevTremaine]

Beats what the heck the Globe and Mail ever puts out. I think there's but one guy who writes about the benefits, but the comments section is rarely anything but negative.

 

[Calliope]

I think there's but one guy who writes about the benefits, but the comments section is rarely anything but negative.

You mean about EVs? Yeah, they're a pretty conservative paper, but they do awesome international reporting.

 

[ccudmore]

You mean about EVs? Yeah, they're a pretty conservative paper, but they do awesome international reporting.

National Post headline: Electric Cars will eat your children and send all your money to socialist elites

 

[Calliope]

National Post headline: Electric Cars will eat your children and send all your money to socialist elites

LOL!!