Jun 5, 2024 01:52 AM
(This post was last modified: Jun 5, 2024 06:34 PM by C C.)
RELATED: I thought electric cars were the future. I changed my mind. (Sabine Hossenfelder)
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Broken EVs head straight to junkyards, as repair costs are unbearable
https://youtu.be/VS13Y9-ZWSU
VIDEO EXCERPTS: EVs are significantly more expensive to repair than IC cars. For several reasons, and the first thing that comes to mind is a lack of trained professionals. Pretty much every market in the world lacks mechanics who are trained to work on electric cars.
In the UK for example, only 10% of all mechanics are licensed to work on battery electric cars. As the number of EVS on the market rises. the problem is getting bigger. According to some sources the UK will be short of 35,000 trained professionals once IC cars get banned in 2035. We are talking about the basic principle of demand and supply.
[...] When you compare the average repair prices of IC cars and electric vehicles, you'll see nothing but a drastic difference. There's the complexity of the technology, as electric cars come with intricate electrical systems ... Collisions usually lead to insurance write-offs.
Electric cars feature different structural designs, compared to IC.vehicles. In most cases after a collision, it's impossible to fix just the affected part. In most cases, the whole housing or even the battery needs to be replaced. Furthermore, even relatively small collisions can lead to critical damage to major electronic components.
And once again there is no world of repairs. Replacements are the only thing possible in such situations. These repairs usually take weeks, so the whole process is not just pricey, but long and painful.
[...] Besides batteries and other critical components, electric cars owners have also been dealing with infrastructural problems. The frequent malfunction of public chargers contributes to the overall feeling that EVs are not worth it. That is clearly one of the key reasons why EVs growth has slowed down. Electric vehicles are not as reliable as advertised.
On the other hand, what the recent survey also taught is that hybrids are the ones that show exceptional reliability...
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VS13Y9-ZWSU
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Broken EVs head straight to junkyards, as repair costs are unbearable
https://youtu.be/VS13Y9-ZWSU
VIDEO EXCERPTS: EVs are significantly more expensive to repair than IC cars. For several reasons, and the first thing that comes to mind is a lack of trained professionals. Pretty much every market in the world lacks mechanics who are trained to work on electric cars.
In the UK for example, only 10% of all mechanics are licensed to work on battery electric cars. As the number of EVS on the market rises. the problem is getting bigger. According to some sources the UK will be short of 35,000 trained professionals once IC cars get banned in 2035. We are talking about the basic principle of demand and supply.
[...] When you compare the average repair prices of IC cars and electric vehicles, you'll see nothing but a drastic difference. There's the complexity of the technology, as electric cars come with intricate electrical systems ... Collisions usually lead to insurance write-offs.
Electric cars feature different structural designs, compared to IC.vehicles. In most cases after a collision, it's impossible to fix just the affected part. In most cases, the whole housing or even the battery needs to be replaced. Furthermore, even relatively small collisions can lead to critical damage to major electronic components.
And once again there is no world of repairs. Replacements are the only thing possible in such situations. These repairs usually take weeks, so the whole process is not just pricey, but long and painful.
[...] Besides batteries and other critical components, electric cars owners have also been dealing with infrastructural problems. The frequent malfunction of public chargers contributes to the overall feeling that EVs are not worth it. That is clearly one of the key reasons why EVs growth has slowed down. Electric vehicles are not as reliable as advertised.
On the other hand, what the recent survey also taught is that hybrids are the ones that show exceptional reliability...
