"John Williamson" wrote in message
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On 30/12/2011 10:33, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Doctor Drivel wrote:
The point was not the quality of manufacture, it was the performance.

FFS. Both batteries failed.

The better batteries are now available which they did not use.

Why would Tesla loan cars to be tested by Top Gear with faulty batteries?

My guess would be that the batteries tested good under normal conditions
before the show, but failed under the extreme stress of Top Gear's road
test. Normal road use and testing doesn't put anywhere near as much stress
on cars as TG do, and I've heard of other cars which failed in similar
circumstances, at least one of which was due to go for test immediately
afterwards by a motoring magazine. I believe the phrase "Stuffed into the
tyre wall" was used.

What they didn't show on the programme was the Tesla support team hovering
round all day, just in case, just as all the other manufacturers' support
teams do.

Top Gear is joke! It is for children. They make boats of cars. Yes they
do.Pathetic!!!