Featured EVs have fewer repairs?

Not in the Common Wealth since the Sunday Mail was sued by Sudbury for slander. <GRINS>

Bob Wilson

 

Not so, gear oil is also present, but it tends to be treated as a lifetime fill.

Also, smog checks aren't wear items, but they are expenditures related to the legal operation of the vehicle in the areas where they're required.

 

It has to do with the large investment Toyota made into the entire production line for NiMH batteries, and they like to squeeze their investments dry. Just look to the Yaris and Corollal models in the US. They were and still are using 4 speed automatics for years after the competition switched to more efficient models, and their engines are dated in terms of technology the company has available.

BASF had an announcement a few years ago now that NiMH has room for improvement. The main hurdle for it is cost. The required nickel simply costs more than lithium. To everyone except for perhaps Toyota, Li-ion is cheaper than NiMH at this point in time. maybe BASF will come through with what they say, but that won't change the fact that nickel is simply a rarer element here on Earth.

 

We'll I've got my spare Gen-1 pack stored with the Kugerands.

Bob Wilson

 

The only real measure it lifetime maintenance costs...or at least 10 or 12 years.
But we don't have that much data yet on EVs.

Mike

 

From what I’ve seen, one of the biggest advantages of EVs is how much simpler the drivetrain is compared to traditional gas vehicles. Fewer moving parts usually means fewer things that can fail over time, especially when it comes to oil systems, transmissions, and exhaust components. That said, I think people sometimes underestimate how important specialized maintenance still is. As EV adoption grows, having access to reliable ev repair services will probably become a much bigger discussion, especially for battery diagnostics and software-related issues. I also wonder how independent repair shops will adapt over the next few years since most EV repairs still seem heavily tied to dealerships and manufacturer systems.

 

unfortunately, after 25 years of hybrids, there are still very few repair shops outside of dealerships.
I hope ev repair becomes more commonplace, but it won't as long as we're fixated on gassers

 

It seems to me that mechanical repair is becoming less and less common in general. It's more about general maintenance and then suddenly, "Oh! You know you need a new engine (or transmission, or both, or an HV battery as in the case of EVs) and it will cost more to fix than what the car is worth."