{
  "id": 9147822,
  "title": "High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/high-mileage-electric-cars-are-more-reliable-than-petrol-ones-study",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:37:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/22/high-mileage-used-electric-cars-reliable-petrol-ev-mot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age Motorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an electric vehicle (EV) ultimately more reliable than a petrol vehicle, according to a study. An analysis of 47.4m MOT tests found that after cars were driven 90,000 to 120,000 miles, EVs were about 25%…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}