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2017 Toyota Prius Prime, Chrysler electric minivan, Porsche 'defeat device': Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we review the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, Chrysler reportedly plans to unveil a new electric car at CES, and Porsche may have used an illegal emissions-cheating "defeat device" in its gasoline cars Missed last week's news? Catch up with our Week in Reverse feature.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion.