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EVs are not that much less complex: interior is the same (hundreds of parts), suspension, AC, heat, wiper blades, brakes, etc. The engine is certainly different
by lbatx 7y ago
EVs are not that much less complex: interior is the same (hundreds of parts), suspension, AC, heat, wiper blades, brakes, etc. The engine is certainly different but I don't think that lowers the overall complexity of the vehicle into "anyone can do it" territory.
- adrianN 7y agoIt lowers the complexity sufficiently that traditional car makers in Germany are huffing and puffing about tens of thousands of jobs that won't be needed anymore.
- petre 7y agoMaybe they want subsidies. The German econony is slowing and this is another reason: people delay the purchase of an ICE vehicle indefinitely (they're going to be banned by 2030s in almost every country), diesel sales are at all time lows (emissions compliance) and the auto industry is stuck with the inventory.
- the-dude 7y agoAFAIK know, ICE vehicle sales will be banned around that time.
- petre 7y agoYou're right. Still, it doesn't make you want to buy one now, does it? Because it's just a matter of tine until they'll be heavily taxed.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoThat is funny. I remember reading about just in time production in german magazines since decades. Maybe they shouldn't have produced so much in advance? IOW: SELBST SCHULD!
- rapsey 7y agoAll those parts can be bought essentially off the shelf. It’s obviously not anyone can do it, but certainly the barrier to entry has been significantly lowered.
- incompatible 7y agoCombustion engines can be bought essentially off-the-shelf too.
- lbatx 7y agoWhich parts do I choose? How do I assemble them? How do I make sure they all fit together? Plus as another commenter pointed out, I can buy an off-the-shelf combustion engine. So by your logic, it should be just as easy to build an ICE car. Yet neither is easy to design/build.