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"That’s because electric cars require a lot more computer and chip-based components than those powered by gas" EVs have less fundamental systems than an ICE. I
by AtlasBarfed 6y ago
"That’s because electric cars require a lot more computer and chip-based components than those powered by gas"
EVs have less fundamental systems than an ICE. I can see that EV designs being the most modern and entailing a lot of clean sheet thinking would result in more computers, but fundamentally I would think it takes less computers to run an EV.
- tuatoru 6y agoI can see that EVs may need fewer sensors (or fewer types of sensors, anyway) because of not having to deal with hot gases and flammable liquids. But fewer computing elements, not so much. A battery pack may be made up of 20 or more modules that each have their own charge management logic, and there are battery heating and cooling systems that need controlling. Most systems are the same in ICEVs and EVs - cabin control, entertainment, steering, transmission, throttle and brakes, suspension, lights, safety systems, and so on. To me, the difference doesn't seem very large.