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Tearing down the world's first mass-market electric car
- SQL2219 9y agoMechanical complexity is much lower, whereas electronic complexity is higher. We counted 24 moving parts in the Bolt's powertrain, versus 149 in the Golf.
- SQL2219 9y ago...we expect that electric vehicles will have 6-7 bearings in the drive module (e-motor and mini gearbox) compared to 40-50 bearings in a traditional internal combustion engine.