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> the powertrain of an electric car requires only a tenth of the staff to be assembled when compared with a combustion-engined equivalent, which needs more work
by Reason077 10y ago
> the powertrain of an electric car requires only a tenth of the staff to be assembled when compared with a combustion-engined equivalent, which needs more workers to assemble cylinders, spark plugs, and gearboxes.
This is why an EV-dominated future is inevitable, even without the environmental considerations. Fossil vehicles simply won't be able to compete on cost.
- Gibbon1 10y agoThat is a claim I saw, Electric cars are reasonably competitive now even though production numbers are a tiny fraction of the market. Every time the number of cars sold doubles the cost drops by 15-20% (learning rate). Doesn't take a leap of genius to realize gasoline cars won't be competitive in 15 years.