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On average, electric vehicles are less reliable than other cars and trucks, Consumer Reports finds | CBC News https://bit.ly/3Rmc1Ri @canadiangreens @cdnpoli

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@ap236 @canadiangreens @cdnpoli I'd suggest that lumping all together in one category is a mistake. Some are built by car manufacturers like Nissan, with long experience in producing a sound product. Others, like Tesla, are new to motor vehicle design and manufacture.

I'm in four online support groups for EV drivers and I don't see anything like 80% more reliability issues.

What I do see is drivers tackling a system that's new to them and being tripped up by their lack of knowledge and experience.

You'd be amazed how many "breakdowns" turn out to be a flat or dead 12volt battery, the driver was simply so focused on the functioning of the system that they forgot the 12volt. Sometimes the driver doesn't even know their car has a standard 12 volt car battery! Let alone that they can be jump started like any other car.

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"Permission Slip" mobile app for Authorized Agent opt outs launches today

(part of a privacy "complete breakfast" with , each one addresses different situations)

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/take-control-of-online-data-with-apps-a5151057853/

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Good story on our ongoing research, in @themarkup

Only takes a few minutes to participate, and helps see surveillance practices that are hard to spot in other ways

https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2023/08/02/help-us-investigate-surveillance-marketing-using-facebook-data

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@dmarti Thank you so much!

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Watch Out for ‘Junk’ Fees When Booking Travel Online - Hotels and airlines struggling to recoup their losses from the pandemic have been includi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/technology/personaltech/travel-booking-junk-fees.html (faresfeesandrates) :service

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EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)

Widely accepted wisdom has it t... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1987118

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