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Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Also I heard that EVs are alot cheaper to maintain, due to rare malfunctions, because so few moving parts in the car.

It was even a big topic at my local mechanic because they didn't earn any money on EVs.

Sounds amazing for consumers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can your local mechanic even service EVs? The parts that are different, I mean. Obviously they can all do tires and the like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

My local mechanic can service 2 different car brands, so he can't service them all. And he services those two brands both on ICE and EV.

But he says that 95% of the things he fixes on traditional cars, is not even present in EVs. EVs just require fewer parts to work, therefore almost no parts that can break.