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EV Charging Doesn't Need to Be as Fast as Gas, Ionna CEO Says (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 16 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

What are you expecting to break down? A modern internal combustion engine plus continuously variable transmission is one the world's most complex pieces of engineering in common use today.

An electric drive system is trivial in comparison.

[–] holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

This is the truth. 4 years with a Chevy Bolt EUV and so far I have only replaced the tires and windshield wiper fluid. As someone who worked on several ICE cars for 2 decades, it's kind of a dream to have so few things that can go wrong. The number of moving parts in a EV is a couple magnitudes less than an ICE car.

People don't account for the time I am not spending at gas stations sniffing fumes every week or getting oil changes. The handfull of times I don't charge at home are a fraction of time spent dealing with ICE routine maintenance.

The only thing I am slightly worried about is that my car has 3 coolant loops, which is one of my least favorite repairs.

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be worried about some of the electronics, modern cars, electric or not, tend to be overcomplicated with tablets and server connections and what have you. I might also worry about getting into an accident.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

Hate to tell you this, but cars have been like this for about 15 years now.

Been a long time since ol Joe at the gas station could fill the tank and tune your carburetor with a screwdriver.