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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because electric cars are mechanically much simpler so they will be unemployed within 15 years. [/quote]

No they are not. They are much more complicated. I just posted about my brother. The profession as it relates to new cars is morphing into software fixes. Many of this computerized cars SUCK because you can no longer get under the hood yourself and fix things becausr its now too complicated and takes specialized equipment. Thisnis a boom for dealership service centers.[/quote]

MECHANICALLY simpler. The software and electronics are very sophisticated, so much so they will require component replacement in general rather than any kind of 'repair' something that can be done with an uneducated tech or robot -- no need for skilled or $$$ mechanic [/quote]

https://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/27/tesla-model-s-almost-maintenance-free/

An electric propulsion system’s mechanical parts consist of the propulsion motor, the fans in the speed controller, radiator fans, a coolant pump (if there is a liquid cooling system), and that’s it.

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You are quite adept st copying and pasting.

The Tesla currently has a single gear power transmission system. But only because they couldn’t figure out the multi-gear system. They will. They have to if they want to compete with GM and Ford in terms of efficiency, performance and range.

Furthermore, the braking system is not simpler. You still have to slow the car AND add a regen system. Simply using an electric motor to slow down doesn’t work.

So now we’ll just have a car with a different power source. The AC will be the same (you’ll have to add an electric heater too), brakes will brake, transmission and gear box, suspension system, far more complicated electrics, far more complicated engine management, basically everything but the ICE will be the same of similar but far more complicated in its implementation. [/quote]

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