Comment on How reliable are EV chargers?
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tesla stations have the most reliable charging locations by a large margin. Unfortunately basically every other charging company has decided reliability isn’t important.
The good news is most cars will be able to work with Tesla chargers in the next year or so. Not sure what car you have, but look up when they are adding support for your vehicle.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s ironic that Tesla’s chargers are vastly more reliable than their actual cars.
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I have yet to see any believable evidence that there is any excessive reliability problems with Tesla cars. And don’t try to cite consumer reports. They lost my business after they wouldn’t stop recommending Samsung products.
We have lemon laws for a reason. Because lots of cars are lemons. You are just only hearing about it because every car fire or trim problem or excessive repair needs on a Tesla is a news story that you recall. There are many similar phenomena that are at play here. Start with the availability hueristic if you’re interested.
I’ve seen lots of lemons in my life. My parents car blew a transmission right away. So many car fires on the side of the road, and I bet you don’t even know that Hyundai and Kia owners are being advised to park outside because there’s a high risk of fire. That’s really bad. If your ice catches fire when it’s parked and off, that’s a serious design flaw.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
You have made an impossible request. Consumer Reports, while highly flawed, is the only one without an obvious conflict of interest. Every other source, such as JD Power mentioned below, is for-profit and sells advertising. As such, they really can’t be trusted.
There is literally no other source that could even potentially provide that data (note: data, not anecdotes), assuming these aren’t safety-related issues. I have no particular knowledge of Tesla’s overall reliability, only about the sources one would use to try to find out.
Btw, fires are more common across the industry than you’d think. Chevy had a similar warning about the Bolt (and issued a recall, which is why Consumer Reports lists them as highly unreliable). Ford also issued a warning last year to owners of multiple ICE SUV models to park them outside for exactly that same reason.
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m thinking you are agreeing with me on every thing I said.
Jd is bad. Maybe you don’t agree that CR is, but that’s minor.
Tesla’s reliability is the topic at hand. That was my introductory statement.
Per the fires, that’s exactly what I meant. I’ve seen enough burning cars and had my other calls recalled. That’s just not news. It’s news when an EV does that.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
How about J.D. Power? jdpower.com/…/2023-us-initial-quality-study-iqs
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A legacy industry funded advertising group is criticizing the disruptive novel EV companies. All of them, lucid, rivian, and polestar plus tesla.
I’m shocked.