Diesel powered vehicles are renowned for longevity and their willingness to munch though thousands of motorway miles on a yearly basis.
You never see a petrol engine in a lorry / bus / commercial vehicle, for this very reason.
Of course they are also renowned for not being that clean for the environment either.
But we are constantly seeing older EV’s that have covered over 100,000 miles+ when used as taxi’s etc etc.
So the reliability is still as good as a fossil car, but you have to do your research first and get the usage case right !.
Two cars running back to back over 12 months, covering the same average milage of 12,000 may appear to work the same for both user cases.
But first driver is an EV user covering a mixture of some short motorway routes, but mainly using a cross section of other types of roads and charges from home on a cheaper off peak tariff.
The second user is a diesel owner covering the same average milage, but using motorway routes for 80% of the time.
Which car are you likely to chose that is best suited to each of the “User” cases ??.
The EV will be happy enough to cover the motorway routes alright, but you have to factor in the expensive cost of public charging and more importantly, will the charger be working day after day 365.
Pick the car that is best suited to your user case, or you are going to be disappointed with your choice.
I guess it’s all too easy to blame the car, when in actual fact, it was not matched correctly to the user profile?.
Hands up time folks - How many people bought a diesel engine car and then expected to receive the high MPG advertised, over there petrol engine counter parts, then over covered about 6,000 - 8,000 miles a year on normal roads ( little motorway use ).
Of course nobody achieved them high MPG figures because it was used in the incorrect user case.
Put in on the motorway and bingo !.
Diesels are better suited and more economical when cruising at motorway speeds, town work not so good for economy or the DPF filter etc.
Horses for courses !.