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"Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has been in full damage-control mode after a scathing review of the company's Model S sedan from none other than The New York Times. Musk has now posted what he says are the vehicle logs from the reporter's test drive, and they don't match up with what the Times reported.\nIn a blog post, Musk details exactly which facts from the review Tesla is disputing. He says Times reporter John Broder drove at higher speeds than he indicated, repeatedly discontinued charging before storing enough energy to complete legs of his journey \u2014 once against the express advice of Tesla personnel \u2014 and constructed a \"no-win scenario\" that no vehicle could satisfy.\nMusk first took issue with Broder's review via Twitter Monday, promising to post the logs. He also revealed that Tesla always turns on remote data logging for media reviews, a policy the company enacted after the BBC show Top Gear manufactured a \"breakdown\" of a loaned Tesla vehicle and dramatically depicted it being pushed by hand to a garage (Tesla says the logs in fact showed that car had plenty of charge left).\nSEE ALSO: How the Tesla Electric Car Actually Works\n\nBroder's review for the Times involved driving the Tesla Model S in frigid Northeast temperatures, concluding that the car overestimates its own range in the cold. He quotes Tesla's Chief Technology Officer as admitting that cold weather inflicts about a 10% mileage penalty, and that Tesla's new Supercharger stations are positioned at the mileage limit of the car's \"real-world\" range. Musk doesn't dispute this in his post.\nHe does dispute many other parts of Broder's reporting, however. Musk makes many clarifications and accusations, which are supported by the posted logs:\n\nThe battery on Broder's vehicle never ran out of energy, even when he says he needed to call a flatbed truck for a tow.\nRight before a 61-mile leg of his trip that was interrupted with the tow, Broder halted charging the vehicle when the estimated remaining range \u2014 something clearly visible on the dashboard's screen \u2014 was 32 miles. The car actually made it 51 miles, according to Broder's own account. This is the \"no-win scenario\" that Musk accuses Broder of manufacturing, and the car actually exceeded its own estimate.\nBroder claims he set the cruise control to 54 mph and at one point \"limped along\" at 45 mph, but the logs show he drove at speeds between 65 and 81 mph through most of the trip.\nThe logs indicate Broder never charged the car's battery fully, and charged it less and less every time he recharged it.\nBroder drove right by a charging station even though the car repeatedly warned him it was low on range.\nIn his most damning accusation, Musk claims Broder drove the Model S in circles once he reached a Supercharger in Milford, Connecticut \u2014 even though the car's display read \"0 miles remaining\" \u2014 in an apparent attempt to fully deplete the battery.\n\nMusk explains that since Tesla had a good experiences with the Times in the past, the company had approached the paper about the story, which it assumed would be about advancements in Supercharger technology. Tesla never read Broder's previous coverage of electric cars, which included a piece on the \"dismal\" state of the category.\nThe Times has said it stands by Broder's reporting, and Broder posted a detailed account of his test in response to Musk's initial tweets about it.\n\"Knowing then what I know now about the car, its sensitivity to cold and additional ways to maximize range, I certainly would have treated the test differently,\" Broder wrote. \"But the conclusion might not have been any better for Tesla.\"\nWho do you think is right? Was Broder out to write a hatchet job, or is Tesla arguing over split hairs? Let us know your take in the comments.\nBONUS: First Tesla Model S Rolls Out of Factory\n\n\nInside the Tesla Model S Factory \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFactory entrance\nA rare look at the world beyond the Tesla visitor center.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConcept Version\nAn early Model S at the factory entrance shows a design flourish soon abandoned: a windshield that covers the whole top of the car.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTesla Factory or Prometheus Set?\nIt's hard not to think of shooting a science fiction movie here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlmost Ready\nRobot Crawlers deliver a near-complete chassis.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcres of Space\nThe Tesla factory's main building is an astonishing 5.5 million square feet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBikes\nThe factory is so large -- and the floor so smooth -- that beach cruiser bikes are the transport of choice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStill-life: Crawler with Car\nThe magnetic robot crawler awaits a delivery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTireless:\n...both this car and the machines that make it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMag Track\nThe robot crawlers that dominate the factory run on thin magnetic tracks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTraining Wheels\nHere's where employees put the chassis through its paces.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTesla Employees Wait\nThe more than 2,000 employees of the fledgling electric car company line up for the official delivery of their first Model S sedans.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModel S Front\nPure gorgeousness.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModel S Interior\nAll the essentials: steering wheel and giant tablet for navigation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRear View\nNothing shabby about this car.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReady to Go\nEmployees line up in front of two of the first Model S electric sedans to go out for delivery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJerry Brown\nGiven his interest in electric cars -- and the fact that Tesla is hiring thousands in a state with 10% unemployment -- it was a given that the California Governor would show up to say a few words.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusk Speaks\nElon Musk would be the first to admit he's no great public speaker -- and seemed ill at ease in front of an audience of thousands -- but his achievements speak for themselves.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Ceremony\nOne of the early customers is presented with a key by Elon Musk. The car keys are in the shape of a car themselves.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhite Lightning\nThe very first Model S rolls off the factory floor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusk's Words\nQuite the mission statement at the factory entrance.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRear underbody\nWelding machines await another client.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToy Roadsters\nThe Model S isn't Tesla's first car. Here are stacks of toy versions of its first two-seater sporty car, the Roadster. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpider Vehicle\nThese red robotic crawlers do all the heavy lifting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelding Area\nIt's all done behind large red eye shields.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooties\nGet used to this odd-looking machine: it's the future of car production. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage via Bloomberg/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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