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Inspections in Europe are not just emissions. It varies by country, but in general they are checking all the equipment on the vehicle. In my country you even ne
by fy20 2y ago
Inspections in Europe are not just emissions. It varies by country, but in general they are checking all the equipment on the vehicle. In my country you even need to make sure the fire extinguisher has not expired.
I'd guess most of the failures are due to things like headlights not being aligned properly.
- DarkmSparks 2y agothe article says steering, suspension and headlights. headlights are fairly normal, but suspension and steering are dangerous failures and expensive repairs - higher weight jumps out to me as a likely root cause. especially when many of the others are hybrids with much smaller batteries and motor power.
- simondotau 2y agoI can't imagine weight is a big factor when Tesla vehicles are not much heavier than ICE vehicles of similar size. For example the Mercedes AMG C43 is a similar weight to the Model 3 LR. Slightly lighter dry weight, but a C43 with a full tank would be about the same as a Model 3 with a full battery. (Remember when making comparisons, curb weight excludes fuel, which is typically around ~40kg (~85lb) for a full tank.)
- DarkmSparks 2y ago5 year maintenance cost of a merc C43 is estimated at about $10k (from a reddit post), that sounds equally expensive.