"Bob Sorokanich" (robertsorokanich)
03/31/2014 at 18:59 • Filed to: 60 minutes, tesla, model s, elon musk, fox news
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"Bob Sorokanich" (robertsorokanich)
03/31/2014 at 18:59 • Filed to: 60 minutes, tesla, model s, elon musk, fox news | 0
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! included a segment on Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. It also included footage of a Model S making some very uncharacteristic engine noises that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Today, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that the noises were the result of an "audio editing error."
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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , with the strange engine noise overdub still in effect (at least, as of this writing). It sounded strikingly out-of-place to me during the TV broadcast. The strangest thing here is, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , Scott Pelley highlights the features that make a Model S silent:
The Tesla Model S is powered by 7,000 battery cells linked to an electric motor. No engine, no transmission, no tailpipe.
All while blasting your ears with the sound of what I'm guessing is a 4-cylinder, gasoline-powered motorcycle accelerating and shifting gears.
From 2:45 to 2:50 you hear it again, superimposed over footage of a Tesla driving through a tunnel—that's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , seen here without the engine noises 60 Minutes added:
Just to make sure we're all on the same page, the Tesla Model S, like most electric cars, is nearly silent. That's one of its defining features, and it's puzzling to me why 60 Minutes felt the need to portray it otherwise. Were they trying to make the footage more exciting? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! "our video editor made an audio editing error in our report about Elon Musk and Tesla last night. We regret the error and it is being corrected online."
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