Credits: msn.com
For many years, electric vehicles have been sold to consumers as simpler and more dependable cars when compared to internal combustion cars. A recent report published by Finland’s national transport authority, Traficom, provides a very different picture, especially concerning Tesla.
Close to 49% of all Tesla Model 3s failed their first inspection ever, which is a staggering statistic compared to ICE vehicles, even when including diesels. The inspectors have noted that the problems they’re seeing are structural, not software related, mainly around suspension and other drivetrain issues.
Severe winters, rough roads, and roads covered in salt can hardly help with any vehicle inspection. However, the other EVs in the study were also operating in those conditions, including manufacturers like Hyundai, Kia and even Volvo and almost all of them had failure rates of close to 4%.
The increased weight of batteries in the EVs add mechanical stress, something that not all manufacturers have overcome. Tesla has been known for its lightweight chassis designs, but that novelty may now present durability issues in the long run.
Although above average failures rates with the Model S and Model X (16% and 14% respectively), it is the nearly coin-flip odds of the Model 3 passing that raises important questions.
This certainly does not spell doom for the EVs, yet it does obviously demonstrate Tesla’s build quality has not caught up with their technology.
References:
https://tieto.traficom.fi/en/statistics/statistics-inspections
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