The headlines containing quips about electric vehicle owner satisfaction and failure rates certainly catch our eye, sending us into a research frenzy about what cars are actually the most reliable and not just glazed in high reported satisfaction rates. EVs have substantially fewer moving parts, which means a Chevrolet Bolt has a lower chance of failure than a Trax, right? Well, the bits they share with conventional ICE cars have been prone to failure, resulting in costly repairs over the years to keep them on the road. We wanted to know which was the most reliable of the early EVs and check up on the five we remember.
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