(12-04-2019, 05:53 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(12-04-2019, 08:45 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: Why do you think a normal mechanic couldn't fix it? Maybe not the electric motor or battery, the former being unlikely to need work at all and the latter being warrantied for a very long time. The rest of the stuff like brakes and suspension are probably using "normal" parts.

Of course the best part about EV is it needs less maintenance overall.

How do you figure less maintenance?  About the only thing I can think of is no motor oil change.

What makes you think that an electric motor is unlikely to need work or maintenance done?  Ever hear of brushes or a stator?  Even if batteries are warrantied, what do you do to dispose of them? (lithium, not a conventional battery).

I'll stick with my gas-using F-150 and my diesel-using F-250.

The entire drive train for one. Clutch, transmission, drive shaft, differential, half shafts, bearings to hold it all. None of these are present on an EV. And that's not going into all the components an ICE has like con rods (and their own bearings), piston rings, crankshaft, camshaft(s), valves and valve springs, timing gears and chains. I can keep going here. 

Sure there's wiring going from the batteries to the motors, but that is largely static as opposed to all the components I just mentioned which are constantly moving, rotating, and rubbing against each other.

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