Electric cars subject to general inspections just like all other cars, and according to a new evaluation by German technical inspectors, there’s no reason to expect they will perform any better than diesel and petrol cars in long-term tests. Inspectors from Germany’s Tüv Association took a look at four popular models – the BMW i3, Renault Zoe, Smart Fortwo Electric Drive and Tesla Model S after three years of use – and found that electric cars have varying levels their weaknesses depending on the model. The electric Smart Fortwo performed best, according to Tüv inspectors, and only 3.5 per cen…