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There is a LOT of misinformation going around about EVs too. Every single Facebook ad I see even mildly related to EVs or chargers has people claiming that EVs
by thebruce87m 3y ago
There is a LOT of misinformation going around about EVs too.
Every single Facebook ad I see even mildly related to EVs or chargers has people claiming that EVs are a big fire risk, despite the stats showing they are less likely to catch fire.
There is also the “hydrogen is just around the corner, keep using oil until it is” brigade.
A lot of these are from fake profiles too. I see some with e.g. Clint Eastwood profile pictures, or names with “Liberty” in the name. These are obviously targeted at key demographics.
Then there are the crazy ones that have feeds full of 5G and covid.
- artofcode 3y agoI've also seen a huge increase in anti EV & renewable energy propaganda. A look at the posts from a right-wing Facebook user I know are recently all about it: * Anti windmill posts * Human induced global warming not being real * EV charging stations powered by diesel-powered generators * EV bus catching fire * 'meme post' about an EV simply displacing the greenhouse gases to the power generator that's far away and using a battery that's poisoning children who make them * Cost of driving EVs are equal to $17.33 per gallon of gasoline Seems there is a real concentrated effort going on.