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One thing EVs need to address is the cost of repairs. Yes an ICE engine needs regular maintenance, but currently that cost savings in an EV is offset by the la
by mc32 3y ago
One thing EVs need to address is the cost of repairs.
Yes an ICE engine needs regular maintenance, but currently that cost savings in an EV is offset by the larger repair costs as well as wait times for repairs (due to parts availability, like dearth of OEM parts, like you can’t go down to NAPA and get parts.
- natch 3y agoWhat repairs?
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- bbatha 3y agoThat like OPs post is also a mixed bag. The high repair costs are largely because of EV manufactures trying out new things, like unibodies that are very expensive to replace, lack of 3rd party mechanics trained on them, and less commonly available parts at auto stores as you mention. The great news is that none of these are inherent with EVs, the traditional manufactures are using more construction in common with their ICE counter-parts and mechanics and parts will become available with time as the market adopts it. The other bonus is that EVs need a lot less maintenance to begin with because they are mechanically much simpler and regenerative breaking does a lot to cut back on wear and tear on the parts that do experience more issues like tires and brakes.
- mc32 3y agoIt’s true that it’s not inherent, however, the unfortunate thing is that they’re being built like this and it makes it costly to repair them. If they fix the above then yes, repair costs should come down and make their total cost of ownership make sense. As it is people try to convince others that because there are fewer moving parts on the drive train, that TCO is in theory lower, in practice it’s not yet due to all the above issues you mentioned.
- yumraj 3y agoEVs or only Teslas? I have a suspicion that that is true primarily for Teslas. I have a Toyota plug-in hybrid, which theoretically is an EVs as well as an ICE car, and its repair/maintainance is similar to that of an ICE. The high cost of Tesla repair is due to their vertical integration, perhaps limited capacity devoted to spares and monopoly over who repairs (max rent selling from repair). EVs should be cheaper to repair and maintain.
- Gibbon1 3y agoI feel like the problem with the current EV offerings is they are basically higher end cars with repair bills you'd expect. Not like a lower end commuter car. I also think the race to add more and more features to cars means the cost of repairs for anything non legacy is higher than people might assume. As in older trucks were easy and cheap to repair. And that is no longer true at all.