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> If we don't count the ball bearings, an EV has 1 moving part. They have four wheels (with, if you’re nitpicking, have many parts: the wheel itself, the tire,

> If we don't count the ball bearings, an EV has 1 moving part. They have four wheels (with, if you’re nitpicking, have many parts: the wheel itself, the tire, disc brake, brake pads, electronics for ABS, screws to put them together), and suspension (probably a more heavy one than ICE cars), don’t they? (and doors and a trunk that can be opened, and handles to open the doors and trunk, and a steering wheel that has to be turned, and sun visors, and fans for cooling and heating, and, for modern cars, AC, likely with moving parts, and probably a few more moving parts)

theshrike79 3y ago
The "EV" was referring to the electric motor. We're talking about engines here, not the moving parts in the seats. The actual electric MOTOR has one moving part. An internal combustion engine has hundreds or thousands, depending on the model.
- Someone 3y ago
  Sorry, misread your statement because it used the term EV incorrectly and replied to a statement that said the number of parts in an engine doesn’t matter because that tech is so well-understood that it rarely breaks down. Because of that, I think saying the engine has only one moving part isn’t a good argument in a discussion of “Electric cars require much less maintenance than ICE cars”
- jjav 3y ago
  > An internal combustion engine has hundreds or thousands, depending on the model. Can you tell me which ICE has thousands of moving parts? I've rebuilt several engines and can't think of anything that comes close. In fact I have a fully disassembled (top and bottom) 4 cylinder engine sitting in the garage as a long term project and I'm pretty sure it's less than a hundred parts, although I haven't really counted. Certainly not multiple hundreds.
- singleshot_ 3y ago
  There's a manner of thinking wherein a car's engine is a part that you replace if it breaks. The fact that it has a lot of components inside it does not matter, from a certain point of view. One or a million, if it breaks, you yank it and replace it. Another point of view of course is that each piece is one more way to break.

theshrike79 3y ago

The "EV" was referring to the electric motor. We're talking about engines here, not the moving parts in the seats. The actual electric MOTOR has one moving part. An internal combustion engine has hundreds or thousands, depending on the model.

Someone 3y ago
Sorry, misread your statement because it used the term EV incorrectly and replied to a statement that said the number of parts in an engine doesn’t matter because that tech is so well-understood that it rarely breaks down. Because of that, I think saying the engine has only one moving part isn’t a good argument in a discussion of “Electric cars require much less maintenance than ICE cars”
jjav 3y ago
> An internal combustion engine has hundreds or thousands, depending on the model. Can you tell me which ICE has thousands of moving parts? I've rebuilt several engines and can't think of anything that comes close. In fact I have a fully disassembled (top and bottom) 4 cylinder engine sitting in the garage as a long term project and I'm pretty sure it's less than a hundred parts, although I haven't really counted. Certainly not multiple hundreds.
singleshot_ 3y ago
There's a manner of thinking wherein a car's engine is a part that you replace if it breaks. The fact that it has a lot of components inside it does not matter, from a certain point of view. One or a million, if it breaks, you yank it and replace it. Another point of view of course is that each piece is one more way to break.