Chapter 6. Professional Journalism? "Out of Juice" The humble battery-electric car has been around for a hundred years and it's destined to outlive today's fossil-fuel cars. We are transitioning from cheap, extracted natural fuels to more expensive, synthetic fuels supplemented by electric propulsion for local transportation. For the public they're supposed to be serving, the media should be contributing to this transition, not obstructing it. Detroit's systematic vilification of EVs would not have been as effective without the willing, if not enthusiastic participation by some in the media. "Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage." . . . . (chapter has 15 pages and 4 figures).
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