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You’re forgetting: starters (in the same way), alternators, exhaust systems I haven’t had major engine issues, but I’ve spent a lot of money on these systems
by LeafItAlone 3y ago
You’re forgetting: starters (in the same way), alternators, exhaust systems
I haven’t had major engine issues, but I’ve spent a lot of money on these systems
- toast0 3y agoStarters are electric motors, EVs certainly have those. Alternators, are electric generators, which EVs kind of have, but different. Hyrbids usually omit separate starters and alternators (I think), because they've already got motor/generators and may as well use those. Exhaust / emissions, yes. Emissions systems are notoriously flakey.
- LeafItAlone 3y agoA bird and a plane both "fly" in the sky, but they aren't the same. A helicopter and a plane can both transport people in the sky, but they are also very different. To claim that an EV has a starter motor and an alternator is misunderstanding at best, wrong at worst. An EV doesn't have a have a starter motor than cranks a huge mechanical engine. An ICE's alternator converts AC to DC, it has a DC/DC converter. Here's an start for a RAV4 Prime, a plugin hybrid vehicle: https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/TOYOTA_2023_RAV4-PRIME/Starter-Motor/15922092/28100F0060.html https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/TOYOTA_2023_RAV4-PRIME/St... And here's an alternator for the same vehicle: https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/toyota_2021_RAV4-PRIME/Alternator/14760802/27060F2010.html https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/toyota_2021_RAV4-PRIME/Al... Electric vehicles certainly have their own issues (which may or may not be worse, depending on your point of view), but one of their advantages is fewer moving mechanical parts.