In addition to the Rage Bait aspects, it's also worth remembering just how much money and resources is being pumped into the Anti-EV misinformation campaign by the fossil fuel companies.

https://www.desmog.com/2024/03/22/afpm-api-disinformation-epa-ev-car-emissions-rule/

and it's being going on for years

https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2016/04/04/who-holds-back-the-electric-car/

A lot of the misinformation is so well embedded we see the core assumptions percolating through in any number of car channels

Fortunately there are lots of fact-checking resources available, eg

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/

so it's always worth checking one's assumptions.


Tim H.
1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE