A study of 47 million inspections says old EVs hold up better
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If EVs over 120,000 miles fail MOT tests 32% less often than ICE cars, the maintenance and downtime model for high-mileage fleets changes. Operators running delivery, ride-hail, or leasing fleets should rework TCO assumptions—battery health is still the swing factor, but mechanical reliability looks like a real advantage at scale.
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