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[+] -10 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Repairing doesn't even really apply to evs. It's not like you bust out a wrench to fix your tv.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    If a TV cost $60k, I'd bust out a wrench to fix it. It's usually a blown capacitor that costs pennies to fix.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    EVs still have a ton of shit that will invariably break and need repairing/replacement at some point. A huge amount stuff I've had to fix on my cars had nothing to do with the engine/transmission and are universal on road vehicles: Brakes, rust, wipers, plastic in direct sunlight, digital displays, head lights, dozens of belts and motors that run on tracks, mechanical doors, AC.

    Most of which can be repaired with a stop at parts store and a couple of common tools IF the manufacturer hasn't locked it behind some bullshit security bolt or a lockout chip.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Doesn't the door opening mechanisms on Tesla's famously break all of the time?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    No.

    • historically there were reliability issues with the self-presenting handles on model s and model x, which they redesigned, but now are stopping production of
    • by far the most produced are their model 3 and y, which are NOT self-presenting. You press in one side for the other side to pop out so this has never been an issue
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