Tesla CEO: NYT review cost us $100M in value — Bloomberg

Tesla's Model S

(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) The New York Times/Tesla debacle may have cost the car maker $ 100 million in value, Tesla’s CEO told Bloomberg.

Elon Musk, speaking on Bloomberg TV, said “a lot” of people canceled orders for Tesla’s Model S following a scathing New York Times review.

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“It probably affected us to the tune of tens of millions, to the order of $ 100 million, so it’s not trivial,” … [Read more]

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