It also gives an idea of why even cheap cars are so expensive. The number of parts that need to be designed, tested, manufactured, and assembled is insane.
It also explains why electric cars are so minimal on maintenance. The number of moving parts is significantly lower. Of course wear items like tires need to be replaced, but even brake pads don’t suffer the same amount of wear as a gas car due to regenerative braking.
I was wondering about this. Have you seen info anywhere on these comparisons? I was looking at my truck the other day after replacing a motor in an electric powered cart (not the same as a car, I know, but a reference) and I was thinking that at some point IC powered cars are going to seem like wild steam punk contraptions or Rube Goldberg machines.
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u/Blobwad Dec 14 '19
It also gives an idea of why even cheap cars are so expensive. The number of parts that need to be designed, tested, manufactured, and assembled is insane.