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U.K. Court Dismisses Tesla’s “Top Gear” Lawsuit
An appeals court in London has rejected a libel lawsuit by electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. that charges the BBC with "malicious falsehood" in an episode of the popular Top Gear program in late 2008.
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An appeals court in London has rejected a libel lawsuit by electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. that charges the BBC with "malicious falsehood" in an episode of the popular Top Gear program in late 2008.
The California-based company alleges that Top Gear faked a scene that showed the program's crew pushing a Tesla Roadster off the test track after 55 miles of travel well short of its purported 200-mile range. Tesla says the car never lost its charge.
A lower court threw out the case last year. The appeals judge says the show wouldn't have misled a reasonable viewer about the car's range. An earlier court order indicated Tesla would be required to pay 100,000 (€116,000) of the BBC's court costs.
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