“By the time a petrol car reaches 120,000 miles, it’s 47% more likely to have failed than an EV (16% failure rate vs. 23.5% failure rate)”
Kind of absurd that these shithead companies managed to only reduce failure rates down to 16% with EVs. They are soooo much simpler from a mechanical failure point of view. There must be tons of planned obsolescence.
Motor main bearings can fail, coolant seals can dry up and leak. You only need a few of the thousands of battery cells to fail to pooch the battery.
The engine and transmission is really the only area of increased simplicity. Tires and suspension take more abuse in an EV due the battery weight. Brakes can actually end up with issues simply from not being used.
EVs are lighter than most US pickups and SUVs.
EVs are also lighter than freight trains.
The “when compared to the equivalent non-EV” is assumed when someone says “EVs are heavier”. No one is out here pretending that an ID.3 is heavier than an F-350.
Except no one is talking about tire wear on an F-350. Not all EVs are overweight.
Which EV is lighter than its equivalent ICE model?
I see the point you’re making, but do remember that trucks and SUVs adhere to different standards than cars, and thus may need to handle the weight and kinetic energy better to make the grade on that harder scale.
Nope…EVs have far more torque than those trucks.
Not really, no. There are EVs with more torque than a douchy truck, but the 2027 F150s start at base with 555Nm of torque - while the torquiest production BYD I could find data on is the Han with 516Nm. Hyundai makes the N, a dedicated track racer with 568Nm of stock torque (or ~700Nm with “boost”, whatever that means), and the Cybertruck claims 1000Nm at highest (200Nm les than listed for an F450) but these are all top-trim for their line. There are some EVs with equal to or greater than douche-truck levels of torque, for sure, but they are similarly for sure not commonplace.
Max torque at the wheels on ICE vehicle depends on selected gear - being the highest jn 1st -, while EVs have a much flatter max torque curve putting more stress on the tires. I think most medium sized EV tires see more torque than many fat US trucks, but then you have much better traction control so it’s a moot point probably.
Cornering and road bumps at higher speed than trucks is probably what stresses EV suspensions the most.
I’m sorry, I’m not exactly sure what your point is? Higher acceleration vehicles putting more wear on tires than the difference in weight alone would suggest isn’t a definite relation, but as a rule of thumb it’s pretty solid.
The torque applied at the wheels from a complete stop tends to be much higher from EVs than even high torque ICE trucks, because ICE drivetrains don’t produce maximum torque until the engines are turning at 3500+ RPM. The engines will idle closer to 1000 RPM, and the driver simply lifting their foot off the brake pedal will cause the automatic transmission to apply torque to the wheels gradually. Even stomping on the throttle takes a little bit of time (and speed) before the engine hits 3000+ RPM.
EV drivetrains can apply near full torque at 0 RPM, so the acceleration from a complete stop tends to be higher torque at that particular moment.
No they don’t take more abuse. All vehicles are built to handle their own weight no matter what causes that weight. If you’re going to talk about weight, that includes all heavy ICEs too.
Vehicles are pretty awful with enshittification across the board.
