Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by tempestn on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @07:50PM
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That's fair, but still a big difference psychologically between 18m and never. Plus various other fluids. Even brake pads and rotors—on pure EVs they basically last forever thanks to regenerative braking. Perhaps modern hybrids do have that benefit as well now though.
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Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by gambiting on Thursday July 14, 2022 @09:58AM
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>>on pure EVs they basically last forever thanks to regenerative braking. Perhaps modern hybrids do have that benefit as well now though.
They do. I have owned an XC60 PHEV for over 2 years now, after 20kk miles the brake pads were 5% worn. And it's a 2.2 tonne, 400bhp SUV. Without regenerative braking the pads would be almost gone now.
Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by saalweachter on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @10:05PM
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I mean, you take your car in to the shop once a year for its inspection, they take care of it all for you. The only difference with the BEV is they don't charge you $X0 for the oil change.
Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by ericd on Thursday July 14, 2022 @01:49AM
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The recommended frequency for Tesla appears to be every two years, check brake fluids and replace cabin air filter. Lots of Tesla owners don’t bother outside of tire changes.
Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by tempestn on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:53PM
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Yeah, plus changing your own cabin air filter is dead simple, and brake fluid can easily go 3 years with a quality fluid.
Re:Volkswagen enters battery business with $20B investment
by saalweachter on Thursday July 14, 2022 @08:07AM
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NYS doesn't really recommend yearly inspections.