EVs Are Getting More Reliable, but They Still Lag Behind Hybrids and Gas-Only Cars
Consumer Reports’ annual reliability survey has found that new electric vehicles (EVs) have fewer problems today than in the past. But EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are still likely to have more problems compared with both regular hybrid and conventional gas-only vehicles.. On average, EVs from the past three model years have had 42 percent more problems than gas-only cars, according to our exclusive survey data. That might sound li...