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Replacement rates of brakes on electric-powered vehicles are probably on par with manual transmission vehicles, if the driver uses the engine to brake. Anecdote
by frosted-flakes 6y ago
Replacement 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.