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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

The Truth About Cars

Fellow TTAC author Chris Tonn noted that differing maintenance routines could have played a factor, using brakes as an example. Plus, many hybrids are also made by manufacturers that tend to produce reliable vehicles overall, such as Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia.” It makes sense from an engineering perspective.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. Servicing is every 12 months/15,000km, which is more regular than some rival EVs that offer biannual maintenance intervals. But it’s cheap for the first five years, at $180 per visit.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. Total cost of ownership of EVs is generally less than an ICE vehicle over its expected life since they have lower maintenance costs and electricity is less expensive per mile than gasoline, and tax incentives and rebates help a lot as well.

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