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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by mikestew on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @01:07AM (#17915160)
The Fiat 500e had two recalls while I owned it. Both were for a possible propulsion system fault that could result in the vehicle stalling while driving

I suppose it would be in poor taste to make jokes at the expense of Fiat reliability in this case. But holy cow, so much for the simplicity and reliability of electrics. :-P Thanks for sharing your experience. I will say as a counter example that our Leaf is the most low-attention vehicle we’ve owned. By eliminating gas stops, we literally just get in and drive between yearly check-ups (which amount to “check battery, change cabin air filter”).

Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by robterrell on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @10:39AM (#17918355)
Yeah, don't blame Fiat too much, the EV conversion was done by Bosch! And remember Tesla had a rash of much-publicized propulsion system stalls (as did the Tesla-powered Toyota RAV4 and MB models).

Aside from the few recalls and range anxiety, my experience with EVs has been stellar as well. I wish there was a long-range EV I could afford... (that didn't look like a Bolt.)

Kind of dreading dealing with gasoline engines again. I'm basically treating this new car as an EV with a extra-large REX.