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> Suspension failures are not particularly common Only because we regularly service them by replacing bushings, CV joints and ball joints regularly. And shock
by mdoms 5y ago
> Suspension failures are not particularly common
Only because we regularly service them by replacing bushings, CV joints and ball joints regularly. And shock absorber failures are still commonplace.
> EVs aren't that much heavier
They're much heavier. It's obviously hard to make a direct comparison because there's no such thing as "equivalent but with an ICE engine" but a Golf E weighs about 250kg more than a Golf GTI.
> there are plenty of crazy heavy ICE vehicles that work without issue
And they have heavier duty components which require more servicing and are more expensive to replace.
> None of those costs matter, compared to ICE.
Can you show me some evidence for this? I am not making the claim that EVs are more expensive to maintain than ICE cars, but you made the claim that wear and tear costs (aka maintenance costs) on EVs are "negligible". You will need to show some receipts for a claim like that.
- fragmede 5y agoThere are undoubtedly other changes involved, but BMW makes an ICE and electric version of their current 3-series. The 330i is 3,582 lbs vs the electric 330e's 4,039 lbs. Roughly 10%'s difference; quite a bit heavier! For an apples to oranges comparison, a Tesla Model 3 is 3,648 to 4,250 lbs; a Honda Accord is 3,150 to 3,430 lbs. Totally difference cars, but same-ish external size class. Those battery packs are heavy!
- fomine3 5y ago330e is PVEV, not BEV. We're talking for battery's weight so not good example. Tesla 3 is relatively lightweight compared to other BEVs. I wonder what's the difference.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> Roughly 10%'s difference; quite a bit heavier! Personally I'd call 10% tiny. Also you save a third of that when you remove the driver.
- mdoms 5y agoYou'd call 10 bags of concrete in the car a "tiny" amount of weight?
- Dylan16807 5y agoWhen the car weighs 100 bags of concrete, and the entire thing is designed and tuned around the extra weight, then yeah it's a pretty tiny difference.