Some environmentalists are punished for Tesla

June 1, 2019 by Zachary Shahan

In general, people do not have the time to become experts on a ton of topics and can not follow the news of many subjects or industries in a thorough and thorough way.

So I understand that anyone who worries about our climate catastrophe or our political challenges do not follow Tesla closely and can not escape the misleading cover and the smear campaigns to go deep into the world. ;history.

That said, I expect a little more environmentalists than the average citizen. It is therefore disappointing that some environmentalists have been punished for this topic, for the overall history of this society.

The problem is that, just as there are mbadive oil-financed campaigns to falsely discredit climatologists, there are mbadive oil-financed campaigns, car dealerships and car dealerships, aimed at discrediting and tarnishing Tesla falsely. . In part, they address Fox News, which monitors those who adhere to the climate, but they also target demographics that otherwise should be great populations for the adoption of Tesla.

For example, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), very concerned about the climate, recently abandoned a strange anti-Tesla slam (which seems to have absorbed common messages for conservatives, not even progressives), Elizabeth Warren retweeted maybe another good article from the New York Times who, unfortunately, figured prominently among the CEOs of the highest paid technologies in Elon Musk in 2018 – even though Elon Musk had a negative net salary last year. Is it Warren's fault that the New York Times tells him that Elon Musk earned $ 2.3 billion last year and that she believes it? No, not really, but she was punished and it's something that progressives must watch. Tesla is a target as much as they are the target of their political opposition, if not more! (For more story on the New York Times and Tesla, see this piece and this piece.)

No doubt about it, these prominent progressive voices – and many who follow them – are becoming anti-Tesla bias. Society has accelerated its transition to fossil fuels, perhaps more than any other society on the planet. The company has not only sold hundreds of thousands of zero emission cars, but it has also been the main driver of much faster electrification of the rest of the automotive industry (D & # 39; other builders were electrifying much faster, inspired and feared). Tesla, alone, is probably one of the main reasons why China applies such policies in electric vehicles and Europe, such policies in terms of vehicle emissions.

Progressives like Warren and AOC want a quick action on the climate, but they seem to put Tesla in the "wrong" box because of incorrect but effective messages from the oil and auto industries, as well as some technical criticism – people who seem critical. of each big technology enterprise, which involves some sort of systematic bias or bias.

Part of the problem – a big part of the problem – lies in the fact that huge teams of journalists who play a crucial role in the evolution of society, especially on political issues, are lacking in the world about Tesla . It's a bit of a mystery, but there are various possibilities: they simply have trouble understanding misleading statements to them; their colleagues in the world of finance, business or the automobile have corrupted their minds, even their hearts in some cases; they became skewed after Elon Musk attacked journalists in a rather broad and careless manner on several occasions; there is an editorial and institutional bias due to all the advertising done by traditional car manufacturers in the media; people are just envious and bitter. It's difficult to say, even in individual cases, but these are some of the reasons generally put forward to justify the broad bias of the media against Tesla in the financial press and more generally in the mainstream media.

This is a big problem, in my opinion, not only for Tesla but also for the important work that other journalists do. We are at an unprecedented crisis in American history with Donald Trump, a dictatorial dictator. We have never seen anything comparable to the current attacks of the Trumpists (it is hard to call them Republicans) on the foundations of democracy and American values ​​of honesty, justice and logic. We need more people to trust and do the good work that many political journalists do. Unfortunately, poor record outfits like the LA Times, New York Times, CNBC, MSNBCand others on Tesla completely move people away from these journalistic ventures. And why? Why? Because they push the propaganda even that they are supposed to dismantle.

People are eager for others to do their part to fight climate change. Climate activists are indignant at the entire business model of oil companies such as Exxon and Chevron. Still, if we think for a moment, how many of them have not yet abandoned their dirty petrol cars to switch to clean electric vehicles like Teslas? How many of them find ways to justify this despite the fact that Exxon should close? How many of them spread the propaganda of these oil companies against Tesla? How much do you avoid driving a better, nicer, faster, safer, colder car, simply because … oil companies have made them believe that Tesla is evil? How many of them realize that a Tesla Model 3 can often be less expensive than a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry, not to mention a BMW 3 Series.

It will be difficult for us to solve our social crisis if even climate conscious consumers and politicians do not side with the most influential clean technology companies on the planet's climate.

Keywords: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, AOC, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times, Tesla

About the author

Zachary Shahan Zach tries to help the society to help herself (and other species). He spends most of his time here CleanTechnica as director and editor. He is also the president of Important media and the director / founder of Obsession EV and Solar love. Zach is recognized worldwide as an expert in electric vehicles, solar energy and energy storage. He has lectured on clean technologies at conferences in India, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Canada.

Zach has long-term investments in TSLA, FSLR, SPWR, SEDG and ABB. After years devoted to sun protection and electric vehicles, he simply has confidence in these companies and has the impression that they are good clean tech companies in which to invest. But it does not offer any professional investment advice and can not be held responsible for your loss of money, so do not rush.