There's been a significant rise in anti-EV sentiment around the world in the last few months, and with election year now in full swing in many of the world's democracies, we think it's going to get worse.

With social media platforms failing to properly moderate comments and differentiate between facts and misinformation, we felt it was time (again) to dig deeper into anti-EV FUD, explaining where it's coming from, why it's getting worse, who is to legitimately blame - and how we think you can help combat it in your everyday life.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:46 - Where the FUD comes from
03:20 - Vested Interests
05:41 - Advertising Dollars
07:18 - Energy Sector Political Lobbying
08:40 - Money Buys Influence
10:55 - Exceptions for the political divide
12:23 - Drill baby drill - even in a Democratic White House
13:36 - Media Concerns
17:06 - Talking Heads and Editorial Control
18:42 - The dangers of AI
21:34 - Journalists giving up
22:29 - Human farmed spam
23:25 - The willfully Ignorant
26:31 - Not everyone does critical thinking or research
29:39 - What You Can Do
33:55 - Thanks, and Goodbye!

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Links:

- Watch last yer's video on Anti EV FUD -    • Electric Car FUD is Back - Here's WHY  
- Watch Kate's video on how Oil Companies knew about climate change a long time ago:    • Climate Change Debate is Toxic: Let's...  
- Watch Kate's video debunking anti-EV FUD from FOX news:    • FUDBusting Karl Rove's Faux Fox EV News  
FUDbusting anti-EV rhetoric:
-    • Electric Car FUD is Back - Here's WHY  
-    • FUDBusting Karl Rove's Faux Fox EV News  
- Kyle Hill's frustration with Science misinformation from AI generated content:    • YouTube’s Science Scam Crisis  
- Watch John Oliver cover Sinclair's control over news networks -    • Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week T...  

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Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2024

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