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23 THEPROVINCE.COM MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022 The Kia Niro electric is rated for a range of 385 kilometres and has a base price of $44,995. But how does it rate on Consumer EV reliability ranking? JIL As much as we like to pride ourselves here at Driving on how our crack team of new-vehicle reviewers con- sistently delivers top-notch observations, criticisms and opinions which it does the question of reliability is one our writers really assess as they are driving brand-new vehicles, often with fewer than 1,000 kilo- metres on the odometer. So, for metrics of reliability and satisfaction, we rely on third-party outfits such as J.D. Power and Consumer Reports. The latter conducts numerous auto surveys throughout the year where it solicits informa- tion from new- and older-vehi- cle owners identifying, in the words, that (owners) considered seri- ous (because of cost, failure, safety or For example, Consumer Reports received responses on over 300,000 vehicles in its 2021 surveys, covering models from 2000 to 2021.

From this data, it deter- mined a rating number out of 100. The higher, the better. The group just released reli- ability data on 2022 elec- tric-vehicle models, and while more surveys will be forth- coming to EV owners through the remainder of the year to get a broader picture of over- all reliability, CR has enough data to put out the following Top 10. how they stacked up with a couple of ties, and with a brief overview of each vehicle (rating in brackets). 9.

(TIE) 2022 PORSCHE TAYCAN (61) i mass-produced electric vehi- cle debuted in 2019, and for 2022 comes in no fewer than nine iterations, from base 4S to Turbo Cross Turismo. Regardless the model, the all- wheel-drive vehicle is teem- ing with Porsche DNA, from its low and sleek exterior; to its driver-oriented cockpit and, of course, its track-like performance. Battery sizes range from 79.2 kWh to 93.4 kWh, and respective power outputs from 300 kW (402 hp) to 560 kW (751 hp). One of the high- lights of the Taycan is its 800- volt charging system, which is backward-compatible so that it also works on 400-volt charging stations up to 150 kW. On a DC fast-charger, the battery can charge from five to 80 per cent in just over 22 minutes.

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