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A 47 Million Car Inspection Study Just Busted A Big EV Myth

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Longevity is one of the most common criticisms from EV skeptics when comparing electric cars to gas-powered ones. Turns out, that may not be so big a problem.

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The British MOT (Ministry of Transport test), the compulsory technical inspection of vehicles in the United Kingdom, equivalent to the Spanish ITV, has carried out a study after 47.4 million analyses of cars. Its intention has been to see if an electric car is more reliable than one of gasoline or diesel after 100,000 km.

A study of 47.4 million inspections reveals that electric cars with more than 145,000 kilometres have fewer defects than petrol cars.

A British study based on 47.4 million periodic mandatory inspections concludes that electric cars with high mileages record up to 25% of failures compared to gasoline models of the same age and with equivalent use. Electrics have, however, more problems with tyres. The investigation carried out by New AutoMotive, at the request of British [...] The post Electrics with many kilometers fail to reproduce in the first inspections appeared on AutoSpo…

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autosport.pt broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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