New Technology Isn’t Always Better
The biggest lie we tell ourselves about new cars: newer tech means better tech.
Consumer Reports’ latest data says almost the opposite. Conventional hybrids, around for decades, have 15% fewer problems than gas cars. EVs and plug-in hybrids have about 80% more.
The big factor is maturity. A brand new platform, brand new software, and a brand new electrical architecture all at once means you’re buying the beta version.
Give me screens, give me horsepower, give me volume knobs. But if you keep