Tesla Sue Top Gear

[bigme]

Stupidly expensive electric sportscar maker Tesla are suing the BBC for defamation for a bad review their car got when they tested it back in 1998.

Tesla's CEO Elton Musk, (whose name makes me think of a James Bond villain.) Says it's all fucked up. Musk's other business involves building big rockets, a la Hugo Drax. (See what did I say?)

The UK has

Comments

[jeffthelion]

It's hard to imagine any fair and accurate product review (providing Top Gear didn't slag it off without trying it properly) ever getting a successful lawsuit.

Can Clarkson et al take the piss out of it on air once Tesla drop the case!?

[bigme]

Yup, depending what way they settle out of court :)

[jeffthelion]

Ha, I look forward to that :)!