Tyfud@lemmy.worldtoData is Beautiful@mander.xyz•'Who Makes the Most Reliable New Cars?' (2024-12)English
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20 days agoThey are not. Ask Rivian owners and they’ll tell you they love them and they’re very reliable.
I have three friends with Rivians, two truck models and an SUV model, and they swear by them. The biggest issue is if you need to service them, their shops are difficult to get to, and getting parts can take months. They have not fabbed up enough replacement components yet. Other than that, they’re stellar.
There are far, far, far fewer components for an EV than an ICE.
Their ECU/computer sensors are likely even less sophisticated than ICE ones, especially when it comes to ignition timings, interference engines, etc. There’s just WAY more things that can go wrong with an ICE.
The difference is ICE manufacturers have had over a century to get feedback and improve, and EV’s have had a tenth of that.