I’m intrigued by how closely Tesla monitors car blogs and challenges or corrects them. Just as your frankness reinforces your credibility, Tesla’s attention to what you’re saying about them reinforces theirs.

However, in the case of Tesla, there are larger challenges to their credibility that they refuse to confront. While those challenges may loom larger larger in my mind than in the minds of others, I would suppose someone who may actually buy an $89,000 sports car would be quite discerning.

Q Why does a you-beaut electric car need a two speed gearbox?

Problem is that you’ve got to handle rather hefty torques seamlessly. As usual, electrical projects run into problems at the mechanical interfaces.

Having ridden in one at high speed on the SF Peninsula’s coastal range, I can vouch for this.

I removed Tesla Birthwatch 15 after Tesla challenged the accuracy of our report. Further fact-checking revealed that the previous number 15 was misleading in one case, just plain wrong in another.

It may seem ironic given the article above, but I believe the key to good journalism is to admit your mistakes when you make them, correct them as quickly as possible, learn your lesson and always strive for accuracy.