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The wear items you mentioned are going to be rare occurrences, ie once every 50/100k miles. Versus oil changes get customers in the shop every 5-10k miles / 1
by smileysteve 3y ago
The wear items you mentioned are going to be rare occurrences, ie once every 50/100k miles.
Versus oil changes get customers in the shop every 5-10k miles / 1 year; Coolant changes every 2-5 years. The best analog is tire changes on Evs.
Yes, collision shops will still be needed, but are rarely a direct dealer service (the majority of dealers do not have paint shops).
The top mechanical issues; Engines (from oil change negligence), and transmissions will no longer exist in the drivetrain. (Sensor failure will be relatively minimal as no sensors are exposed to constant 200 degree heat or oil or gasoline).
From a duration perspective; dealers may support 100k mile, 10 year warranties, but when we see 50% EV adoption, it will be like finding obsolete ford parts from the 50s in no time for 10+ year old vehicles.