Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. A key promise of electric car ownership is that a simpler design provides improved reliability, in addition to energy ...

In many plants, reliability is treated like a luxury; it’s something to be addressed once the "real work" of fixing ...

Demand for lower defect rates and higher yields is increasing, in part because chips are now being used for safety- and mission-critical applications, and in part because it’s a way of offsetting ...

Reliability and safety are two inter-relatable terms that define the overall effectiveness of any working system ― be it an electrical system, mechanical system, or a combination of both. The concept ...

The Car Brand Ranked Worst for Reliability in 2026 (This Time It’s Not Tesla) ...

Circuit aging is emerging as a mandatory design concern across a swath of end markets, particularly in markets where advanced-node chips are expected to last for more than a few years. Some chipmakers ...

Widely accepted wisdom has it that electric vehicles are easier to maintain than those with internal combustion powertrains. It seems intuitive—EVs have many fewer moving parts than cars that have to ...