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Electric Vehicles Rank Low in Consumer Reports Quality Study
- Glitchy tech features get blame for Tesla’s spot near bottom
- Japanese brands take eight of the top 10 spots in the study
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When it comes to reliable cars, the newest and latest aren’t always best.
Electric vehicles fare poorly in the latest reliability study from Consumer Reports, with Tesla Inc. and its battery-powered lineup finishing second to last for the second-straight year. Only Ford Motor Co.’s Lincoln division was worse, the organization said Thursday at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit.