There's So Much Ralph Nader Isn't Telling Us About Electric Cars

Ralph Nader made his name exposing the design defects (as he styled them) of the Chevy Corvair. Leaving aside the fact that what he styled a defect was really more a difference — the Corvair was rear-engined and nose-light and so handled differently than the overwhelmingly front-engined and ass-light American cars that drivers of the time were used to, especially when tire pressure recommendations were not adhered to — the relevant thing is that he was cheered — deified — for exposing a supposed problem with the car. Ditto all the other consumer advocates who followed in his slimy wake.