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NYTimes Coverage Of Elon Musk Twitter Outburst Regurgitates What Pissed Him Off In The First…

May 27, 20186 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

I just published a long piece on why I think Tesla CEO Elon Musk was so wrong in his reactionary, broad-brushed response to certain media coverage. But as a great reminder of what has been raising his blood pressure for months or years, the NYTimes coverage regurgitated the narratives that have pushed Elon over the edge — without putting them in proper context. Ugh. Do you have to do such a poor job responding to his criticisms when we need to convince Sir Elon to keep away from generic media bashing?

15 EV, Bike, Activism, & Other Green Stories Not To Miss (Bonus Stories)

March 5, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

As just noted in my solar & wind roundup, if you’re interested in checking out an insane number of solar & wind stories that CleanTechnica hasn’t covered, check out this Google Doc. Whereas, if you’re simply somewhere in between being as cleantech-obsessed as me and feeling sad when you get to the end … [continued]

Tesla May Have Lost $100 Million From NYTimes Story — Musk: “I’d Rather Tell The…

February 26, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 9 Comments

Unfortunately, the biggest cleantech surprise of the month was probably a New York Times review of the East Coast Tesla Supercharger Network set up for the convenience of Model S owners. Despite many others (from CNN to Consumer Reports to Model S owners themselves) making the drive without a hitch, even … [continued]

Tesla’s/Elon’s Final Post On The NYTimes/Broder Story

February 20, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 13 Comments

Elon Musk — Tesla’s Chairman, Product Architect, & CEO — yesterday published his final take on the NYTimes/Broder story. I’m reposting it in full below. This may also be our last post on the story. However, I do have a few more in line that I’d like to write up if … [continued]

1 Thing I’ve Learned From The Tesla–NYTimes Firestorm

February 18, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 15 Comments

This article has been reposted from EVObsession. We’ve written several articles on the Tesla–NYTimes (or Tesla–John Broder) story. But way beyond the specifics of that actual story, several electric vehicle topics keep coming up in other bloggers’ or reporters’ articles about the story, and in comments on the bottom of … [continued]

Tesla Slams NYTimes Reporter For Lies, Ignorance, & Doing Completely Illogical Things To Run The…

February 14, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 39 Comments

Man, stories like this (the NYTimes one, not the Tesla one) are simply sad, shameful, and a disgrace to humanity. If you haven’t heard, an extremist NYTimes reporter with a clear anti-EV agenda was awarded the chance to perform a test drive of the Model S. Unfortunately, the “test results” … [continued]