Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti...
by kingnothing on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:48AM
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You're supposed to do more maintenance than that on your Honda Fit, such as spark plugs every 30k. Granted, it isn't much compared to other ICE cars, but you're downplaying the difference. Your car also has parts that frequently break on all ICE cars, such as a water pump, which simply don't exist on BEV cars.
https://www.normreeveshuntingtonbeach.com/honda-fit-maintena...
Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti...
by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:56AM
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> Your car also has parts that frequently break on all ICE cars,
Well, theoretically yes. The point is that saying "my TM3 has 25k miles and zero maintainance" is worse than anecdata. It's no better than saying "My Fit has had almost zero maintainance at 164k miles". Far better to list the parts and systems not found in an EV, possibly along with likely maintanance schedules.
The spark plugs on the Fit are likely failing right now, btw.
Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti...
by Sohcahtoa82 on Friday June 03, 2022 @02:28PM
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> Your car also has parts that frequently break on all ICE cars, such as a water pump, which simply don't exist on BEV cars.
This isn't true. Tesla batteries are liquid cooled. When supercharging, you can hear the fan blowing on the radiator.
I'm not saying the EV's are not theoretically more durable and (much) less maintainance-intensive. I am saying that the best of the best ICE vehicles are not as different as your observation about your own TM3 tries to suggest.