The defamation case brought by Elon Musk’s Tesla motor company against the BBC2 series Top Gear has ended, after Tesla lost its appeal today. Tesla had sued the BBC last year for libel and malicious falsehood after Top Gear reviewed the Tesla Roadster electric sports car.
According to Tesla’s epecifications, the Roadster has a driving range of over 200 miles when fully charged, though Top Gear claimed that it would only achieve 55 miles under track condiditions. The show was broadcast on 14th December 2008, and is included on DVDs of the twelfth Top Gear series released in Australia and the US.
Tesla filed its lawsuit on 29th March last year. The libel case was dismissed on 19th October 2011, and the malicious falsehood case collapsed on 23rd February.
According to Tesla’s epecifications, the Roadster has a driving range of over 200 miles when fully charged, though Top Gear claimed that it would only achieve 55 miles under track condiditions. The show was broadcast on 14th December 2008, and is included on DVDs of the twelfth Top Gear series released in Australia and the US.
Tesla filed its lawsuit on 29th March last year. The libel case was dismissed on 19th October 2011, and the malicious falsehood case collapsed on 23rd February.
