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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 03:15:32 JST Ars Technica

   EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports

   Teething problems abound with new electric powertrains.

   https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/evs-have-79-more-reliability-problems-than-gas-cars-says-consumer-reports/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Dennis Sweitzer (dennissweitzer@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 03:22:44 JST Dennis Sweitzer

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     @arstechnica interesting that hybrids are the most reliable, which implies the bugs are fixable.
     "...simpler not-plug-in hybrids bucked this trend, with 26 percent fewer reliability problems than conventionally powered vehicles.
     "...Hybrids continue to surpass EVs and ICE vehicles for reliability even though hybrids are more complex ...This is because hybrid technology is now over 25 years old and is offered mainly from the most reliable automakers."

   • Fuck Elon :mastodon: (fuckelon@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 04:25:56 JST Fuck Elon :mastodon:

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     @arstechnica Can we have separate data for each company? Because I bet Tesla skews the results.

   • freediverx (freediverx@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 05:08:44 JST freediverx

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     @arstechnica
     Wait, what happened to the claims that EVs would be dramatically cheaper to operate and maintain?

   • Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 (genecowan@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023 07:18:41 JST Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈

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     @arstechnica I’ve had a Tesla Model 3 for 5 years with no reliability issues whatsoever and zero maintenance other than tire rotation and a 12v battery replacement.