> What the article is explaining can be summarized in this chart: http://i.imgur.com/mNcGdfS.png

Precisely, the slope indicates the same thing. Unfortunately the vast majority of a general audience has forgotten what a slope is, so rather than confuse them, I explained it differently.

> Musk and Broder 'agree' that the vehicle's actual range was greater than it estimated.

Isn't that explained by the reserve power noted in Musk's blog?