Re:Offshore wind to become a $1T industry
by danans on Friday October 25, 2019 @04:52PM
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> It might be harder to get parts for it in 8 years as a result
A Volt is a PHEV, which is an ICE+EV, with the associated complexity and wear.
Pure EVs, however have far fewer parts to replace, and put very little wear on those parts. Most of the wearing parts are pretty generic, like tires and brake pads (the latter being replace rarely). AC induction motors also have a very long lifetime.
The most specialized part on an EV that wears the fastest, the battery, is reusable/replaceable.
Already today, there are people taking battery packs from totaled Teslas and installing them in classic cars like the VW bus. There is a shop in southern CA replacing drivetrains in classic cars w/ EV drivetrains [1].
So I can totally see replacement batteries being produced by aftermarket manufacturers for existing EVs in a number of years. Of course the vehicle manufacturers themselves probably won't supply those replacements, but cars aren't mobile phones, and I bet that right-to-repair will resonate with people a lot more with EVs.
A Volt is a PHEV, which is an ICE+EV, with the associated complexity and wear.
Pure EVs, however have far fewer parts to replace, and put very little wear on those parts. Most of the wearing parts are pretty generic, like tires and brake pads (the latter being replace rarely). AC induction motors also have a very long lifetime.
The most specialized part on an EV that wears the fastest, the battery, is reusable/replaceable.
Already today, there are people taking battery packs from totaled Teslas and installing them in classic cars like the VW bus. There is a shop in southern CA replacing drivetrains in classic cars w/ EV drivetrains [1]. So I can totally see replacement batteries being produced by aftermarket manufacturers for existing EVs in a number of years. Of course the vehicle manufacturers themselves probably won't supply those replacements, but cars aren't mobile phones, and I bet that right-to-repair will resonate with people a lot more with EVs.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neYuohLzVdg