People have been calling out CR for decades, way before Tesla existed, it was a constant on several electronics and vehicle forums I've participated in over the decades. Back in the days of the escalation of import appliances vs. the domestic players there was a whole thing with board seats, investors, etc., I'd certainly believe there's - at the very least - some bias in what they report, what they emphasize, what they exclude (i.e., it's not fabrication).
Federal bids and projects have "no bias", there's literally laws in place to prevent it - and I can tell you from first hand experience, it's highly agendized, that's how everything works, there's always a way to capitalize a position into value.
But again, per my previous comments, if we're embracing EVs for the right reason, it doesn't matter what some - either totally unbiased or possibly slightly agendized - rag says is best because of marginal X/Y/Z differences, the real takeaway shouldn't have words like "fanboy" associated with it.
