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Re:What Happened to EVs? by SEJeff on Thursday January 04, 2024 @01:05AM (#38863639)
Hybrids have the most maintenance and catch on fire more than 10x more than EVs. They are solving a problem that shouldn't be solved.
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Re:What Happened to EVs? by screye on Thursday January 04, 2024 @01:25AM (#38863754)
Car fires aren't the a significant enough cause of car crash deaths to matter.

Maintenance seems to be a manufacturer problem more so than a hybrid vs others problem. Toyota Priuses have been the beater Taxi of America for a good decade now. These hybrids are troopers.

If Rivian and Tesla maintenance stories are any indication, Full-EVs seem to be an order of magnitude behind on dealing with problems during the ownership period.

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Re:What Happened to EVs? by sitkack on Thursday January 04, 2024 @04:07AM (#38864797)
Maintenance has nothing to do with EV vs gas. I have a 2011 Nissan Leaf. Maintenance is keeping the tires inflated and changing the wiper blades. 50k miles and still on its first set of brake pads.
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