Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom
by endorphone on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:52AM
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Comparing it to your anecdote is not useful.
Most cars have a vigorous service schedule that is an endless sea of tire rotations, brake servicing, oil changes, belt replacements, among all of the unexpected maintenance of thousands of moving, wearing parts.
A Tesla or a comparable EV, in contrast, is a cartoonishly simplified variation with magnitudes fewer parts and maintenance needs. The probability of an EV requiring less maintenance than a ICE car is 100%.
Of course right now those EVs come at a premium, but as they hit the mainstream this is going to be a critical differentiation.
Most cars have a vigorous service schedule that is an endless sea of tire rotations, brake servicing, oil changes, belt replacements, among all of the unexpected maintenance of thousands of moving, wearing parts.
A Tesla or a comparable EV, in contrast, is a cartoonishly simplified variation with magnitudes fewer parts and maintenance needs. The probability of an EV requiring less maintenance than a ICE car is 100%.
Of course right now those EVs come at a premium, but as they hit the mainstream this is going to be a critical differentiation.