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Consumer Reports, which has been ranking new-car reliability for years, has released its first-ever ranking of used cars that are 5 to 10 years old.

A CPO certification can boost confidence when buying a used electric car, but it also boosts the car’s price tag and may not be necessary for every used EV.

The 2024 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study suggests buyers of new vehicles are “becoming overwhelmed with technology features that don’t solve a problem, don’t work, are difficult to use or are just too limited in functionality.”

A problem involving the hood latch has prompted Tesla to issue a recall for more than 1.8 million vehicles.

For 2024, Porsche takes the top spot for premium brands as well as the overall crown, with Mini taking the honors among mass-market brands.

Rejoining the Model 3 family is the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant.

Bidirectional charging aims to put an EV’s battery to work, whether it’s to power a home during an outage or send power back to the grid en masse.

This year’s study is based on responses from 99,144 buyers and lessees of new model-year 2024 vehicles, and respondents were surveyed 90 days after acquiring their vehicles.

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck for a trunk-bed trim applique that wasn’t properly adhered and a windshield wiper that may fail. Both recalls affect more than 11,000 vehicles.

See where 100 vehicles ranked — as well as what didn’t qualify — for Cars.com’s study of the most American-made vehicles for 2024.