sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square594linkfedilinkarrow-up1554arrow-down120
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.uksanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square594linkfedilink
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours ago But EVs are even more reliable It still comes down a lot to brand, as demonstrated by Toyota being more reliable than Tesla: https://autoreliabilityindex.com/compare/tesla-vs-toyota Realistically, both technologies are mature enough that either technology can be very reliable if the manufacturer puts in the work. Also you still have to do ICE maintenance on hybrids like oil changes. ICE and hybrids do have more maintenance, but it is still infrequent on modern vehicles.
It still comes down a lot to brand, as demonstrated by Toyota being more reliable than Tesla: https://autoreliabilityindex.com/compare/tesla-vs-toyota
Realistically, both technologies are mature enough that either technology can be very reliable if the manufacturer puts in the work.
ICE and hybrids do have more maintenance, but it is still infrequent on modern vehicles.