Comments by "Joe Qi" (@i6power30) on "Used electric cars now 8.5% cheaper to buy in American than GAS cars" video.

  1. Used EVs are more expensive to repair then ice cars that's why
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  2.  @MichaelCole-y8s  maintenance is not same as damages repairs. things can always break, natural aging or from usage. Most of EV makers don't allow right to repair with lots of proprietary software. Qualified technicians are very limited as compared to overwhelming number of auto shops that can repair ice cars.
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  3.  @sd70cal  I hope so, but notso much with Tesla. They want to be Apple / iPhone of cars, a closed ecosystem walled garden Maybe another EV maker can create EVs that are built with repairability and longevity in mind that allows any qualified 3rd party mechanic to repair.
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  4.  @sd70cal  Clearly we still don't have enough EV mechanics as the repair cost is still higher than ICE cars. The free market will determine how many EV mechanics we need, but for that to work, the auto makers must make repairability a requirement, not a walled garden approach Tesla is doing.
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  5.  @sd70cal  I beg to differ. Cars will never be like a computer. Cars by definition are moving all the time, whereas computers are mostly stationary. Just because EVs have no engine, there are still wheels, suspension, liquid cooling system, heat pump, HVAC compressors, charging inverter. all kinds of stuff can wear out and break. Mileage is only one measure of longevity, calendar aging is another. Many components wear out with time, even when the car is not driven. Rubbers crack, metals rust. Electronic components such as capacitors, sensors have about 8- 10 years of service life. Wiring corrosion if exposed to moisture. Cars are outdoor animals, exposed to extreme temperatures, and vibration all the time, need to be built much more robust than a computer. For example, Tesla's BMS and cells are integrated battery modules, typically BMS wear out before cells, but since they are integrated, the whole module need to be replaced. Rivian on the other hand separate BMS from battery cells. So when BMS goes out, it can be replaced seperatedly at a fraction of cost. The trade off is that packaging is a little bulkier with separate BMS from cells.
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