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If you exclude Teslas and plug in hybrids then most EVs are incredibly reliable. Yes, power electronics wear out and break on occasion but that’s nothing in comparison to the complexity of an internal combustion vehicle. And car manufacturers only have a few years experience mass producing EVs. Once they gain experience there will be no competition from fossil fuel cars. The future is not internal combustion.

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Yet, the original article specifically refers to the fact that hybrids seem to be more reliable on average than EVs currently. Might have something to do with the fact that the big Japanese powerhouses (Toyota, Honda and Mazda) haven't really spent any time developing high-power EV powertrains yet. But the atkinson-cycle and (relatively) small battery and elmotor combo has been around for 20 years and it's well honed in now.

The only reason Tesla drivetrains are reliable is because they've basically spent 10 years on developing not much else besides the drivetrain.

>that’s nothing in comparison to the complexity of an internal combustion vehicle.

Some days I dream of leaving the complexity and sheer scale of the software world and going to something simpler and more relatable, like mechanics.

>Once they gain experience there will be no competition from fossil fuel cars.

This is so bogus. The only reason that most people will end up driving EVs will be because of govenment mandates. Most people were happy with ICE cars (and mostly are, even now).

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