CNN Highlights Problems Caused By Electric Cars During L.A. Wildfires

Posted • January 21, 2025: On Friday's Erin Burnett OutFront, the show played a report by correspondent Natasha Chen in which she informed viewers of the difficulties caused by electric cars during the Los Angeles wildfires. It turns out that the batteries used by electric cars have their own environmental consequences when they catch fire, creating hazardous pollution and a blaze that is much more difficult to extinguish than in gas-powered cars. After a clip of Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) speaking with CNN's Kyung Lah and admitting that the electric cars create additional problems that must be dealt with, Chen recalled that California has a higher proportion of residents who drive electric cars, and then was seen speaking with EPA official Robert Rezende to fill viewers in on some of the problems.

CNN's willingness to give negative publicity to electric cars which are usually promoted by liberals may have been motivated by the fact that Trump ally Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla, and CNN then got to invoking Musk's criticism of Democrats over the fires. The CNN reporter went on to inform viewers that Musk has made substantial contributions to efforts to deal with fires in California.