I'm not going to comment on
I'm not going to comment on news outlets, since as far as I'm concerned, there isn't a mainstream news source that is reliable or even close to objective. But I will comment on power sources.
I envision a future wherein manufacturers build cars that aren't dependent on power trains. The fuel source(s) we're using will be regional. The U.S. is a big place and has a lot of resources, none of which are consistently available at every point on the map.
Using my favorite punching bag, the Volt, as an example, this would work like this: where I live, natural gas and oil are easy to get, so a Volt powered by diesel-electric, NG-electric or H2 fuel cell would be ideal. In So Cal, the Volt with a larger battery pack and no engine (aka BEV) or with a smaller engine and larger battery would be great. In Florida, the same. In the Northeast, fuel cells or diesel-electric would be great. So GM builds one Volt with multiple power train options, each available and sold regionally or nationally as they see fit. This all assumes another option, like zinc-air, doesn't appear.
We're starting to see this paradigm already. Hybrid versions of regular cars and now BEV versions of regular vehicles are showing up. Flex-fuel versions of common cars are seen here all the time.
I imagine a future where powertrains are flexible and not necessarily a huge selling point for the car itself and where very few vehicles (probably mostly sports cars and luxury units) are sold with only one option available.
In other words, fuel-wise, there will be a lot more eggs in our basket than there are now.