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Question of the Month: Will the next car you purchase be an EV or a Hybrid Electric Vehicle?

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e14 Question of the Month

Fast chargers and improvements in battery technology are alleviating some of the concerns that people have with EVs; however, hybrids and ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles can still be great cars.  Take the poll and let us know what kind of car you would buy, and please tell us why in the Comments section below! 

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  • 0 in reply to charlieo21

    If you follow the link provided you'll see that those stats tend to hide the real issues. The stats are restricted to manufacturer recalls only and reflect the differences in the range of manufacturers producing these vehicle types. There are a lot more manufacturers of hybrid and gas vehicles and more likely to include low quality control relative to electric. This has now changed with Chinese manufacturers needing to reduce their over production due to govt subsidies.

    Also the major safety issue covered in the article is that you can quickly extinguish a gas car fire but it simply is not possible to extinguish an electric car fire. This means an electric car fire always results in the total destruction of the vehicle and everything around it. With the increasing use of charging stations in underground carparks in shopping centers and apartment buildings it doesn't take a genius to predict what is going to be happening more frequently as EVs become more common.