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I drive a 23 year old car, and the only thing I've had to replace that I wouldn't have to replace on an EV is a timing belt. EVs are heavy. Their weight eats t
by ryukoposting 3y ago
I drive a 23 year old car, and the only thing I've had to replace that I wouldn't have to replace on an EV is a timing belt.
EVs are heavy. Their weight eats through tires, and reduces the service life (or increases cost) of suspension components. The battery in my mother's Chevy Volt is doing fine at 10 years and 100k+ miles, but there's no telling what condition it will be in at year 15 or 20 - both reasonable benchmarks for durability that no mainstream EV has reached yet.
- shaftway 3y agoEVs don't require oil changes.
- anikom15 3y agoThey do require tire rotations.
- shaftway 3y agoNobody said they're zero-maintenance. > I drive a 23 year old car, and the only thing I've had to replace that I wouldn't have to replace on an EV is a timing belt. We're discussing things you have to replace in 23 years of owning an ICE car that you don't have to replace on an EV.
- ryukoposting 3y agoThis is trivial maintenance I do in my driveway in 20 minutes. Frankly, I forgot to consider it.