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To: goldstategop
There are no moving parts that wear out or have to be replaced.

Well, there are fewer moving parts but there are definately moving parts. Tie rod ends, brake pads, rotors, ball joints, all the stuff that wears out in 80,000 - 100,000 miles is still there. And since most electric cars, or at least the ones with a useful range, have a gasoline engine to accompany the electric motor, they still have all the same wear issues as well.

That said, it is rare that gasoline engines wear to the point that parts need replacement these days. 100,000-200,000 miles is common these days.

109 posted on 11/28/2010 6:57:36 PM PST by meyer (Hey Obama - It's the end of the world as you know it.... ..... and I feel fine!)
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To: meyer

“brake pads, rotors,”

Actually, if braking loads are primarily regenerative, the rotors and pads last much longer. They likely would not need to be replaced in under 400,000 miles.


129 posted on 11/28/2010 8:05:48 PM PST by Kellis91789 (There's a reason the mascot of the Democratic Party is a jackass.)
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