We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to compare to the Ford Pinto, a car so notoriously combustible that it has become a watchword for corporate greed. Let’s start with the data […]
TL;DR: The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto
Um yeah I just perused the source website and agree. It’s got an obvious anti-EV bias in both article sections, headlines and interpretations of data. The only author they seem to have for all their ‘news articles’ is a person that doesn’t even have the guts to sign off with their real name, instead using the alias ‘Kay Leadfoot’. They don’t even have an ‘about’ page, just a contact form.
This is just the blog of some dude that hates EVs. Hot garbage source.
Hey, boss… If you say my name and don’t knock on wood, I show up.
This place seems nice! I might post here in the future.
I do not hate EVs. Read my reviews of the Tesla Model 3, the new Dodge Charger EV, and the F-150 Lightning. If you don’t like to read, the TL;DR is that I very much like each vehicle. Like many pickup truck people, I specifically do not like the Cybertruck, but that’s because it’s a lousy vehicle.
You should keep an open mind - just because you disagree with me, doesn’t mean I have some unreasonable bias. I may have followed evidence to a different conclusion.
I do smile when Tesla fans ask me to announce my name. I already did! I’m Kay Leadfoot. You can learn more about me on my About page, which has definitely been there since Day 1. Unrelated to anything, please don’t call me dude.
Hi, you took the time to respond i feel i owe you the courtesy of a reply.
Reading your website initially I could see a lot of pro gas-vehicle articles and negative EV articles, I didnt really focus on brand - not a fan of Tesla myself, and obviously the CT is a piece of crap. I’ll take you at your word that you dont hate EVs but I think if you got a few people to review your site they may also walk away from a quick look through it as ‘oh this is an anti-EV site’; lots of loaded language that’s positive to gas cars and lots of Tesla bashing. People are not going to read every article and notice that there are a few EVs that you’re very fond of before deciding if your page contains useful objective info or if it’s a just another biased source.
Regarding your About page (I’m on mobile), if I click the Menu button I get a drop-down that shows an ‘About us’ with a little down-arrow on it -> if I click ‘About us’ a menu drops down showing: drop us a line / best of / search / subscribe.
I checked each of those options and couldn’t find any info about the organization, or you the writer. Now you say you have an ‘about page’ so I go back today and I find if I click on the ‘about us’ drop down menu a second time, it opens a new page. Friend, congrats, you have made a secret About Us page. I have never seen this kind of design in a very long time browsing the internet.
Anyway, now that I’m here there’s no credentials or references (some mention of being published on other websites - but no links to those articles), beyond saying you have driven a few hunded thousand miles - and your name is still clearly a pseodonym. Journalists generally build faith in their audience by using their real name, it’s a red flag is all.
I hope that clarifies my statements, they were not arbitrary or intended to be malicious or unfair. Even negative feedback can be constructive and that’s the spirit of this message.
Out of curiosity… what credential would make you trust an automotive journalist more? If it’s academic paper, I’m S.O.L.
The About Us, I didn’t realize folks would have a hard time finding it if it were in the header! What do I know about websites, right. But I can fix that, I’ll duplicate the About Us entry into the dropdown, that should clear up any confusion.
I’m not trying to win you over, that’s not really my bag… but you might find this interesting. I’ve had a couple folks, some with recognizable names, reach out to me through the website. The pitch is a little different each time, but they all seem to want to know my name, they share your view that it ISN’T Kay Leadfoot. I wonder why they’re so interested about that? Haha, I’m sure they wouldn’t publish it if I told them, they seem trustworthy… Some folks start with a more direct approach, and they just hit me with the threats from the word go, and THEN get to the “we’ll see you soon” part. I wonder what those two groups would do if one knew who I was, and the other WANTED to know?
Ain’t that funny? I tell jokes about cars, who cares who I am? Apparently, several folks care, some of them real ornery about it. It’s less funny when you think about the actual journalists who don’t have the same options… the wave after wave of threats probably has a chilling effect on their coverage, god knows what that does for a democracy in general if your press core is afraid to speak their mind and follow facts wherever they go in case some crazies come knocking.
Um yeah I just perused the source website and agree. It’s got an obvious anti-EV bias in both article sections, headlines and interpretations of data. The only author they seem to have for all their ‘news articles’ is a person that doesn’t even have the guts to sign off with their real name, instead using the alias ‘Kay Leadfoot’. They don’t even have an ‘about’ page, just a contact form.
This is just the blog of some dude that hates EVs. Hot garbage source.
Hey, boss… If you say my name and don’t knock on wood, I show up.
This place seems nice! I might post here in the future.
I do not hate EVs. Read my reviews of the Tesla Model 3, the new Dodge Charger EV, and the F-150 Lightning. If you don’t like to read, the TL;DR is that I very much like each vehicle. Like many pickup truck people, I specifically do not like the Cybertruck, but that’s because it’s a lousy vehicle.
You should keep an open mind - just because you disagree with me, doesn’t mean I have some unreasonable bias. I may have followed evidence to a different conclusion.
I do smile when Tesla fans ask me to announce my name. I already did! I’m Kay Leadfoot. You can learn more about me on my About page, which has definitely been there since Day 1. Unrelated to anything, please don’t call me dude.
Hi, you took the time to respond i feel i owe you the courtesy of a reply.
Reading your website initially I could see a lot of pro gas-vehicle articles and negative EV articles, I didnt really focus on brand - not a fan of Tesla myself, and obviously the CT is a piece of crap. I’ll take you at your word that you dont hate EVs but I think if you got a few people to review your site they may also walk away from a quick look through it as ‘oh this is an anti-EV site’; lots of loaded language that’s positive to gas cars and lots of Tesla bashing. People are not going to read every article and notice that there are a few EVs that you’re very fond of before deciding if your page contains useful objective info or if it’s a just another biased source.
Regarding your About page (I’m on mobile), if I click the Menu button I get a drop-down that shows an ‘About us’ with a little down-arrow on it -> if I click ‘About us’ a menu drops down showing: drop us a line / best of / search / subscribe.
I checked each of those options and couldn’t find any info about the organization, or you the writer. Now you say you have an ‘about page’ so I go back today and I find if I click on the ‘about us’ drop down menu a second time, it opens a new page. Friend, congrats, you have made a secret About Us page. I have never seen this kind of design in a very long time browsing the internet.
Anyway, now that I’m here there’s no credentials or references (some mention of being published on other websites - but no links to those articles), beyond saying you have driven a few hunded thousand miles - and your name is still clearly a pseodonym. Journalists generally build faith in their audience by using their real name, it’s a red flag is all.
I hope that clarifies my statements, they were not arbitrary or intended to be malicious or unfair. Even negative feedback can be constructive and that’s the spirit of this message.
No worries, boss. Not taken as mean or unfair.
Out of curiosity… what credential would make you trust an automotive journalist more? If it’s academic paper, I’m S.O.L.
The About Us, I didn’t realize folks would have a hard time finding it if it were in the header! What do I know about websites, right. But I can fix that, I’ll duplicate the About Us entry into the dropdown, that should clear up any confusion.
I’m not trying to win you over, that’s not really my bag… but you might find this interesting. I’ve had a couple folks, some with recognizable names, reach out to me through the website. The pitch is a little different each time, but they all seem to want to know my name, they share your view that it ISN’T Kay Leadfoot. I wonder why they’re so interested about that? Haha, I’m sure they wouldn’t publish it if I told them, they seem trustworthy… Some folks start with a more direct approach, and they just hit me with the threats from the word go, and THEN get to the “we’ll see you soon” part. I wonder what those two groups would do if one knew who I was, and the other WANTED to know?
Ain’t that funny? I tell jokes about cars, who cares who I am? Apparently, several folks care, some of them real ornery about it. It’s less funny when you think about the actual journalists who don’t have the same options… the wave after wave of threats probably has a chilling effect on their coverage, god knows what that does for a democracy in general if your press core is afraid to speak their mind and follow facts wherever they go in case some crazies come knocking.
Thanks for the feedback, by the by, it helps.