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Massive UK study finds high-mileage electric cars more durable than petrol (electrek.co)
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"By the time a petrol car reaches 120,000 miles, it’s 47% more likely to have failed than an EV (16% failure rate vs. 23.5% failure rate)"

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[–] 23 points 1 month ago

Motor main bearings can fail, coolant seals can dry up and leak. You only need a few of the thousands of battery cells to fail to pooch the battery.

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