>The drivetrain is extraordinarily straightforward Even ignoring the battery (and all the other gizmos an EV is loaded with), the motor controller refutes this

>The drivetrain is extraordinarily straightforward Even ignoring the battery (and all the other gizmos an EV is loaded with), the motor controller refutes this point. Efficient, high-powered motor control in a lightweight package is a relatively new solution, and requires a lot of up-to-date electronic and sofwate design techniques. Fault-finding on one of those is no easy feat. It also depends how you define "complicated". If you mean, "dependent on the cutting-edge of mass-manufacturing capability of almost all forms of currently produced technology", then EVs are necessarily absurdly complicated. It would be possible to source and manufacture (and fuel!) an ICE (of somewhat comparable quality to what most people require) domestically in many countries. Obviously this is not possible for an EV (even China has to import some of the stuff needed to make one). For me, my daily transportation being dependent on such a complex global system is not acceptable. The current "component shortage" makes my point. How can something that is "extrodinarily straightforward" currently have a lead time stretching into the years (depending on model and country)? I'm not saying personal ownership of an ICE is the solution, btw.