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Electric cars are more expensive to build, which may or may not be made up for by increased general reliability. On the other hand, in Norway the vast majority
by Filligree 7y ago
Electric cars are more expensive to build, which may or may not be made up for by increased general reliability.
On the other hand, in Norway the vast majority of the price tag is taxes. This helps.
- agumonkey 7y agowhat's more expensive ? beside the battery ?
- adrianN 7y agoI'd guess much lower production volume.
- gameswithgo 7y agoits just the battery I think
- magicalhippo 7y agoMainly the battery it seems[1]. Apparently the ICE costs about the same to the electric motors and power electronics, rest of the car is more or less the same. [1]: https://youtu.be/N0RCZVY9Dvk?t=2141 https://youtu.be/N0RCZVY9Dvk?t=2141
- agumonkey 7y agoI think most EV design are actually simpler than ICEs. No gearbox, massively simpler engine. Other than that yeah.. seats, doors, wheeldrive... same old.
- magicalhippo 7y agoSimpler doesn't imply cheaper. The power electronics and electric motors must be of very high efficiency to maximize range.
- microcolonel 7y agoIt's not as much less complicated as you think, and keep in mind that there are a lot of useful side effects of ICEs: for example, the refrigerant/AC compressor can be run directly off the engine, the heat from the engine can be used to heat the cab, the cooling loops can be cycled by pumps powered directly by the engine. When it comes to the pure drivetrain: yes, the transmission is simpler (though there still is almost always a transmission), but once you add in the accessories which make cars practical in bad weather, and the added chassis load (in the case of high-end EVs with close to gasoline car range), and the relative ease of mining and producing steel and other bulk materials vs. rare earth materials.... Well, it at least becomes a wash. For the foreseeable future, producing electric passenger vehicles that compete with their gas counterparts in a meaningful way will continue to be extremely energy and mineral intensive, and therefore expensive.
- agumonkey 7y agotrue, I was confusing ownership cost vs manufacturing cost.