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Analysis finds electric cars reliable

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An analysis of 47.4 million UK MOT tests found electric cars with 90,000–120,000 miles were about 25% less likely to fail than petrol counterparts, while EU new-electric share hit one-sixth.

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Electrification is an energy security strategy. EVs already avoid 2.3 million barrels of oil a day.

That's more than the volume that bypassed the Strait of Hormuz via the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline this summer.
September 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM

Reposted by Paul Lehmann

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The prospect for electric vehicles (EVs) as a climate change solution hinges on their widespread adoption across political lines. This paper uses county-level data from 2012-2023, to see if there are trends in EV ownership based on political party. Read the paper & brief here:

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September 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM