Sebastian Blanco

Sebastian Blanco is a contributing editor for Car and Driver who has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. He covers the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and the importance of new technology for the auto industry and the world as a whole. He was one of the first green-car media to attend Tesla's launch event for the Roadster, and he has been following EV developments ever since. He also writes about autonomous vehicles and other topics related to clean transportation.

Biography:  https://www.caranddriver.com/author/223337/sebastian-blanco/

83%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • The article is biased in favor of electric vehicles and against gasoline-powered vehicles. It presents the new emissions rules as a positive change that will benefit EVs and penalize ICE cars.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear conflict of interest as he is a contributing editor for Car and Driver, which is an outlet that covers the auto industry. He also writes about EVs and hybrids frequently.

Contradictions

0%

Examples:

  • The article does not contain any major contradictions.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • The article does not contain any deception practices.

Recent Articles

EPA Announces Updated Emissions Standards for Cars and Trucks, Cutting Tailpipe Pollution by More Than Seven Billion Metric Tons

EPA Announces Updated Emissions Standards for Cars and Trucks, Cutting Tailpipe Pollution by More Than Seven Billion Metric Tons

Broke On: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 The EPA has issued new emissions standards for cars and trucks from 2027-2032 that will cut tailpipe pollution by more than half, requiring a reduction of over seven billion metric tons of carbon. The rule is less aggressive than the initial proposal but still aims to have EVs make up between 35% and 56% of sales in 2032.