EVs Have 80% More Problems Than Traditional Gas Vehicles, Consumer Reports Finds

[Ptarmigan]

EVs Have 80% More Problems Than Traditional Gas Vehicles, Consumer Reports Finds
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/evs-have-80-more-problems-traditional-gas-vehicles-consumer-reports-finds

A new report from Consumer Reports found that electric vehicles have almost 80% more problems and are "generally less reliable" than conventional internal combustion engine cars. Good thing every major government around the world is subsidizing their use in the name of 'climate change', right?

Even worse than electric vehicles were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which were found to have 150% more issues than traditional ICE vehicles, CBS reported. Ordinary hybrids are the best of the breed, with about 25% less problems than gas cars, the study found.

The study encompassed information from over 330,000 vehicles produced from 2000 to 2023, including a limited number of reports on brand-new 2024 models.

The recent vehicle reliability report from Consumer Reports coincides with a time when car purchasers have the benefit of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 when buying an electric vehicle.

But, as CBS noted in their summary, the adoption of EVs by consumers has been slower than initially anticipated. One contributing factor to this slower adoption is the higher maintenance costs associated with EVs compared to conventional vehicles, along with the necessity for additional equipment like home electric charging stations.

EVs are more burdensome than ICs.

[Old n Grumpy]

Another problem is places that are qualified to repair and service these vehicles.

[DefiantSix]

Another problem is places that are qualified to repair and service these vehicles.

Radio Shack shut down their brick and mortar operations about a decade ago.

Even then, they just exchanged your broken battery-powered toy for a new battery-powered toy. They didn't do repair work.