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> EVs still require nearly as much servicing as ICE cars Not even close. I was just talking with my service guy at the local VW dealership. The e-Golfs that co
by yardie 6y ago
> EVs still require nearly as much servicing as ICE cars
Not even close. I was just talking with my service guy at the local VW dealership. The e-Golfs that come in are usually there for a few broken things. But the service is almost negligible unless your counting tire rotations and wiper blade changes.
And regenerative braking has dramatically extended brake wear.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoReplacement rates of brakes on electric-powered vehicles are probably on par with manual transmission vehicles, if the driver uses the engine to brake. Anecdote, but the brake pads on my old VW lasted 4+ years and 120k km, and changing them was almost trivial. A bigger issue is replacing brake fluid every two years, and electric vehicles are no different in that regard.
- yardie 6y agoSome of the fluids not in a EV: * Power steering fluid * Transmission fluid * Differential fluid * Lubricating oil fluid That's over 20L less toxic, potentially leaky fluid than most current cars use.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoMost cars have electric power steering these days, and most transmissions and diffs have lifetime fluids, ie they never need changing, and it's pretty rare that they leak. Lack of engine oil is a big plus for electric cars, but not a major one when you consider that it only needs to be changed every 15k–20k km, or once a year.