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There are a lot of people who like Toyotas because they just work. If they can put out a mid-spec EV that doesn't have GM's fire issues or Tesla's missing faste

• SECProto 5y ago
  I am one of those people. Driving a decade old Toyota Yaris with 210,000km, have performed <$500 in unplanned maintenance (had a ground fault that affected the wipers, cost ~$250). I'm planning to upgrade to full electric sometime in the next three years, whenever something compelling comes up. If I had to switch today, it'd be a Leaf (doesnt suit my distance needs), a Model Y (doesnt suit my budget), or a Bolt EV (doesnt suit my no-active-recalls-due-to-fundamental-fire-risk requirement). Hyundai and Kia are out due to bad past experience with them (engine totally died just outside warranty, known issue, no option other than a $9000 engine replacement with no guarantees the same thing wouldn't happen 31 days thereafter). If Toyota or Honda had a compelling option I would buy in in a heartbeat