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I think that the problem is that cars are getting simpler and contain less precision engineering. Making a ICE drive chain is very very difficult, there is a l

• Tanoc 3y ago
  No. Definitely not. The drivetrains swap has made them simpler in that regard. But ever changing and increasing safety standards mean that a single bodystyle costs hundredss of millions of dollars to develop. Mostly caused by SUVs and CUVs that make the physics of an impact much harsher. The widespread popularity of the Jeep Cherokee and Ford Explorer in the early 1990s have been detrimental to so many facets of the modern world...
• gizmo 3y ago
  Cars are getting way more complicated. Just look at all the tech inside of modern headlights and side mirrors. Don't you think you need a complicated supply chain for all the sensors in modern cars? ICE drive trains aren't impossibly complicated. It's 200 year old technology that has been near perfected. Modern engines last 200k miles no sweat and require little more than an oil change. BEV is simpler in some ways but more complex in other ways. BEVs are much heavier and that means you need more structural components, heavier suspension, more complex crumple zone, etc. Electric cars also can't be repaired as easily. BEV aren't simpler than ICE cars, it's just a different set of costs/benefits.