Top Gear did not libel carmaker Tesla, high court rules

October 20, 2011

Tesla Motors loses major part of high court libel claim against BBC’s motoring programme over performance of its Roadster.Electric sports carmaker Tesla Motors has lost a major part of its high court libel claim against the BBC’s Top Gear programme, but is still suing the corporation for malicious falsehood over an episode that showed the company’s Roadster model running out of battery in a race.Ruling at the high court in London on Wednesday, Mr Justice Tugendhat said that no Top [...]

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