UPDATE: Tesla (TSLA) Elon Musk Calls NYT Article 'Fake'

(Updated - February 11, 2013 2:41 PM EST)

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is bouncing off earlier lows with CEO Elon Musk calling earlier articles in the New York Times "fake."

On twitter, Musk comments:
"NYTimes article about Tesla range in cold is fake. Vehicle logs tell true story that he didn't actually charge to max & took a long detour."

"Tesla blog coming soon detailing what actually happened on Broder's NYTimes "range test". Also lining up other journalists to do same drive."

"Tesla data logging is only turned on with explicit written permission from customers, but after Top Gear BS, we always keep it on for media."

Shares are down 1% after trading down as much as 4.6% earlier.

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