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by robdar
784 days ago
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>EVs generally will require less maintenance as they are substantially simpler vehicles with less moving parts. I keep hearing this, but then keep seeing stories about huge repair bills and wait times for repairs on EVs, and threats of insurance rates for EVs to increase because of the high cost to repair. A large percentage of the repair work on fossil fuel cars is body work, brakes, suspension, etc. All components that EVs have. I’m skeptical that this work will be cheaper on EVs than any other car. |
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Every part that can be manufactured is put into a new car and sold, there is very little surplus of parts. And what little is sold, is sold at a premium. Add a nonexistent 3rd party market to that and you've got a supply issue.
For my ICE car I could just go buy a generic part if I didn't care about the quality - and in some cases a cheaper part made for another brand (Skoda) that was 1:1 with the more expensive part (VW branded).
What doesn't break is the electric engine, there is one moving part, the shaft and excluding some outliers the engine will outlast the body of the vehicle many times over. Same with batteries, barring manufacturing issues or damage, the wear is very predictable and gradual.
This is what gives the (illusion of) reliability to EVs. There are very few mechanical parts that can just suddenly break and leave you stranded. Software and electronics though... =)