The saga over the Tesla Model S test drive conducted by the New York Times continued this week with Tesla's Elon Musk penning a lengthy blog post that contradicted the paper's testing results.

Musk posted drive logs from John M. Broder's test, which highlighted when and how much Broder charged the Model S and charted his speed as well as use of features like the heat. He also took issue with the assertion that the Model S does not perform well in cold weather.

"Indeed, our highest per capita sales are in Norway, where customers drive our cars during Arctic winters in permanent midnight, and in Switzerland, high among the snowy Alps," Musk wrote. "About half of all Tesla Roadster and Model S customers drive in temperatures well below freezing in winter. While no car is perfect, after extremely thorough testing, the Model S was declared to be the best new car in the world by the most discerning authorities in the automotive industry."

Broder published a review of the Model S last weekend, which charted his journey from Washington, D.C. to Connecticut, during which he used two supercharger stations in Delaware and Connecticut. Broder reported that he charged the car fully in Delaware but that it soon started losing power at a rapid rate, forcing him to slow down and turn off the heat, at the suggestion of Tesla personnel. He managed to arrive in Connecticut, but said the cold temperatures overnight significantly reduced the Model S's power supply, which eventually resulted in him losing power and having to be towed.

Musk, however, accused Broder of being against electric cars from the beginning, pointing to a 2012 article in which the writer said the "state of the electric car is dismal, the victim of hyped expectations, technological flops, high costs and a hostile political climate."

"When the facts didn't suit his opinion, he simply changed the facts," Musk wrote.

Musk posted speed logs for Broder's trip (below), with quotes from the story pasted atop the data. Broder said he set the cruise control to 54 miles per hour, but Musk said that was untrue and that Broder instead averaged 60 mph for more than 50 miles, at one point topping 80 mph. Broder's story said he "limped along at about 45 mph" at one point in an effort to conserve power, but Musk's charts show that his car was "never at 45 mph."

Musk said Broder also drove "around in circles in front of the Milford Supercharger trying to get Model S to stop with zero range indicated" and jacked up the heat when he said he reduced it.

Musk also contended that Broder failed to adquately charge the Model S. The first time, he recharged to 90 percent, but on subsequent charges, the car was only juiced to 72 percent and 28 percent, respectively.

Earlier this week, Broder said on the Times's Wheels blog that he stands by his test, and disputed Tesla's assertions. Musk called him on Friday before his story went live to apologize for any problems with the test, Broder wrote, and the writer said he was "game" for a second test drive.

The paper has not yet responded to Musk's blog post.

Musk acknowledged that he did indeed call Broder. "When I first heard about what could at best be described as irregularities in Broder's behavior during the test drive, I called to apologize for any inconvenience that he may have suffered and sought to put my concerns to rest, hoping that he had simply made honest mistakes," he wrote. "That was not the case."

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