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Gas Prices Are Going Through the Roof. Automakers Aren’t Bothered.

newrepublic.comApril 7, 2026 at 03:49 PM74 views
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How They Deceive You

Propaganda

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Distorts the EV market picture through factual errors, unverified claims, source asymmetry, and omission of Chinese subsidies plus US demand weakness to hype foreign success over US automakers.

Main Device

Selective Omission

Blacks out massive Chinese government subsidies, tariffs barring them from the US, and quality issues when contrasting thriving Chinese EVs against struggling US ones.

Archetype

Green New Deal climate advocate

Author Kate Aronoff pushes public energy control and EV adoption for left-leaning outlets like The New Republic, framing US automakers as out-of-touch failures.

Omits Chinese subsidies and US EV demand flops to frame high gas prices as irrelevant to wealthy truck buyers, hyping uncontextualized foreign EV wins.

Writer's Worldview

Green Auto Critic

Green New Deal climate advocate

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