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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by whenchamenia on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:52AM (#20555190)
Reduced maint on ecars is a meme. They still have brakes, axles, tires, coolant, etc.
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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by clouddrover on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:20AM (#20555478)
> They still have brakes

Brake pads should last twice as long on an EV because the motor is used to recuperate energy. Here's a good braking demonstration with the Audi e-tron descending Pikes Peak:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5wAaDZw1o

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by serpix on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:28AM (#20555569)
twice? You only need brakes on an EV to stay still at the lights or in an emergency brake. That is it. The brakes last well over the entire lifetime of the car.
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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by clouddrover on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:47AM (#20555802)
Don't believe the hype:

https://jalopnik.com/the-truth-about-brake-pad-replacement-i...

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by ianai on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:04PM (#20561148)
They made an argument through extreme literal interpretation.
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