Great Wall Motor unveils $9k electric urban car with nearly 200-mile range

Re:Great Wall Motor unveils $9k electric urban car with near... by maratd on Friday December 28, 2018 @09:54AM (#18777021)

While this is true with regards to the motor, battery, etc. the rest of the car is the same as standard vehicles and will fail in the same way as today's cars do. So if the AC fails, some computer board fries, suspension gets messed up, etc. you're still back at the shop.

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Re:Great Wall Motor unveils $9k electric urban car with near... by kurthr on Friday December 28, 2018 @10:05AM (#18777089)

Yes, but those components (mostly) haven't changed. They're also (mostly) not part of the "standard" maintenance which dominates ICE vehicles post sale profitability. Another reason dealers don't want to sell EVs.

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Re:Great Wall Motor unveils $9k electric urban car with near... by ianai on Friday December 28, 2018 @10:18AM (#18777175)

Agreed. They’re also likely to be components a nondealer may fix.

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