47 Million Car Inspection Study Busted a Big EV Myth

A New AutoMotive analysis of UK MOT inspection data found gasoline cars fail more often than EVs after 40,000 miles. By 120,000 miles, 23.5% of gasoline cars had left the dataset versus 16% of EVs, making gasoline cars 47% more likely to have failed.

• After 40,000 miles gasoline cars fail inspections more often than EVs
• By 120,000 miles 23.5% of gasoline cars dropped out versus 16% of EVs
• Gasoline cars were 47% more likely to have failed by that mileage
• EPA data: only 2.5% of ~15,000 EVs had a battery replaced due to failure