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Reduced maint on ecars is a meme. They still have brakes, axles, tires, coolant, etc.

• clouddrover 7y ago
  > They still have brakes Brake pads should last twice as long on an EV because the motor is used to recuperate energy. Here's a good braking demonstration with the Audi e-tron descending Pikes Peak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5wAaDZw1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5wAaDZw1o
  • serpix 7y ago
    twice? You only need brakes on an EV to stay still at the lights or in an emergency brake. That is it. The brakes last well over the entire lifetime of the car.
    • clouddrover 7y ago
      Don't believe the hype: https://jalopnik.com/the-truth-about-brake-pad-replacement-in-teslas-and-oth-1831591519 https://jalopnik.com/the-truth-about-brake-pad-replacement-i...
      • ianai 7y ago
        They made an argument through extreme literal interpretation.