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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.
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Main breakdown causes for EVs in Germany in 2024: 12-volt battery: 50% Motor, Motor management, high-voltage system: 18% Tires: 13% Generator, Starter, Electrical System, Lighting: 10% Keys, Immobilizer: 3% Other: 5%
Main breakdown causes for combustion cars in Germany in 2024: 12-volt battery: 45% Generator, Starter, Electrical System, Lighting: 23% Motor, Motor management, high-voltage system: 10% Tires: 8% Keys, Immobilizer: 7% Other: 7%
What you didn't mention but is the main part of the German article: In vehicles of the same age, combustion cars are more than twice as likely to break down as Evs.
12v battery bluetooth monitor was a great, cheap addition to my previous car. Not sure why something like that hasn't been built in for decades.
It used to be. When I was a kid, my parents car and my uncle's car both had a battery gauge on the instrument cluster. Fast forward to when I was 18 and I got my first car, imagine my surprise when it didn't have one and I found out that basically no cars have one these days. I remember asking the dealer about it and just getting a blank stare.
This shouldn’t be a surprise. There are less moving parts. No oil changes, no transmission fluid (no transmission?), etc., etc…
There is a transmission and fluid.
Some EVs still have a gearbox with fluid in it, they just dont change gears but use it to set gear ratio and transmit power.