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How Anti-EV FUD Spreads So Easily: A Dissection

July 2, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev fud, ev myths, fud, memes

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:44:16 +0000

I’ve almost entirely stopped using Facebook. I get on there maybe twice a week to see if there are any interesting things from friends and family and then get back off. Why? Because Facebook has become a cesspool of disinformation, political nonsense, and “boomer” posts (I have nothing against people … [continued]

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Are Electric Vehicles Just A Fad?

June 4, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fud, ev sales, fud, hybrid electric cars, phev

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:17:39 +0000

First, what is a fad? From Wikipedia: “A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.” Even though I’m pro electric vehicles (EVs), let’s present both sides to try to be fair. Anti-EV: EV … [continued]

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Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs

May 3, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev fud, fox news, fud

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:25:14 +0000

In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afterward): When it … [continued]

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Why Is PBS Spreading Anti-EV FUD?

May 1, 2024 admin climate change, ev fud, fud, Media, PBS, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 20:33:09 +0000

I’ve seen a disturbing trend recently in public broadcasting and in left-leaning media in general that I think we need to take a deeper look at. While it’s definitely true that we can’t only tackle climate change and other environmental issues with individual actions, I’ve seen some YouTube videos recently … [continued]

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Electric Cars Are The Spawn Of The Devil, Ex-CIA Dude Tells Faux News

April 28, 2024 admin Child labor, clean transport, computer on wheels, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fud

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:06:20 +0000

A tirade of rage on Faux News is directed against electric cars in a recent hit piece by a former CIA officer. Emphasis on “former.”

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EVs vs. Hybrids: No Contest

May 18, 2023 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev fud, ev sales, Florida, fud, policy & politics, rick scott

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 02:01:08 +0000

While some hybrids are very efficient, the best electric cars deliver significantly greater emission reductions. Once chargers become ubiquitous, hybrids will fade into memories.

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Electric Car Haters Go On The Attack

May 4, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fud, Washington Post

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 19:05:51 +0000

Does an electric car create emissions during manufacture? Of course. But the Washington Post inflates their impact to scare readers.

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Electric Vehicle Phobia

October 18, 2022 admin anti-ev fud, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fud, ev myths, tesla, tesla model 3

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:01:16 +0000

We are restarting our pre-COVID travel plans now that the chance of getting locked out of our state is past. In Australia, individual states closed their borders with little warning during the height of COVID, leaving travelers stranded and facing severe quarantine restrictions for months. Leaving the state of Queensland was a risk we weren’t […]

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Electric Vehicles Don’t Break The Grid, And They Can Help Boost It

August 28, 2022 admin Australia, clean transport, electric car myths, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev fud, ev myths, fud, grid, Smart Grid, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 03:50:50 +0000

“If everyone came home at the end of the day and plugged in their electric car to charge, the grid would fail. We will all end up having to live like the Amish. Electric car drivers are just virtue signaling hypocrites as long as there is [insert any number here] fossil fuels powering the grid. […]