Comments by "Ricardo Cabeza" (@ricardocabeza6006) on "Why won't I do any maintenance on my electric vehicle?" video.

  1.  @DAK4Blizzard  EVs still have brakes, suspensions, steering components, intricate wiring and electrical modules, air conditioning. Beyond regular oil changes, the vehicles I have owned don't need engine servicing. Issues are typically the same things EVs also have, as I listed.
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  2.  @JRP3  A car can sit in a garage unused, and the brake fluid will need to be changed. It's hygroscopic. There is no oil change with EVs... everything else is still the same. An EV is still a machine with moving parts, which means it will fail without regular maintenance.
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  3.  @chiphill4856  You know... all the parts that makes a car a car, rather than a gasoline generator. Tires, brakes, suspension, steering, etc. EVs lack oil changes, that's it.
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  4. No, it's because brake fluid is hygroscopic. The same is true for cars with internal combustion engines.
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  5. Wow, you accomplished the same thing everyone with a manual transmission accomplishes...
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  6.  @tacocanada1888  Imagine owning a perfectly good vehicle, and still needing supplementary transportation. LMAO
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  7.  @tacocanada1888  If taking a cab or getting a ride was more convenient or economical, everyone would do it. Instead, airports have large parking lots for a reason. I'm sorry reality upsets you.
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  8.  @tacocanada1888  You do realize there are people that travel every week as part of their job... right? Once EVs can be fully recharged in the time it takes to use the bathroom, then they are real competition for ICE vehicles. Until then, the technology just isn't there to truly compete with ICE vehicles. I'm not sure why people like you want to pretend it is. One day the technology will be there, but that's not today.
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  9.  @tacocanada1888  You are not wrong. And at no point have I said you are wrong. I have simply said over and over that is not an option for everyone. For some reason you cannot comprehend that the need for a vehicle that contains it's own fuel source is still needed in daily life. Further more, you are the one to begin the tangent about EVs being green when you said, "It's about green technology dude."
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  10. Being inexpensive to operate does not mean they are not expensive. But that was a cute attempt to shift words around to make your narrative work. How many tanks of gas can you put in a new Honda Civic for the price of a new Tesla?
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  11.  @SoulAir  The average American weighs 150-200lbs, on the generous side. 150-200 ft lbs of torque is way too much for a car's lug nuts. I've owned trucks where that would be over torqued. Buy a torque wrench.
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  12.  @tompastian3447  If you don't rotate your tires, you will wear out your steer tires first and likely in less miles than the tire is rated for. Now that's a real waste of money.
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  13.  @kenlowe-ca  I personally find the whole EV hype a bit ridiculous. If you want to drive an electric car, go for it. But to sit here and pretend like it accomplishes something new, or that EVs don't consume energy that you still have to pay for and energy that is often still generated from fossil fuels is just silly. Drive whatever you want, no need to gaslight everyone in the process.
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  14.  @kenlowe-ca  You fail to acknowledge that ICE do not store energy. They convert a fuel into energy. And it's true that entropy and losses occur in this process. Now, EVs do store energy, they do not convert a fuel into energy. That process is done elsewhere. Now, would you like to address the entropy and losses within our energy grid that is predominately powered by fossil fuels?
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  15.  @kenlowe-ca  Do ICE vehicles store and release energy? Or do they convert a fuel to energy? What is the fuel for an EV? Fact is our energy grid is powered by fossil fuels... Now would you like to make an accurate comparison and discuss the entropy and loss within that energy source for EVs?
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  16.  @kenlowe-ca  And still... you fail to discuss the origin source the for energy used by an EV. What percentage of the coal at the local power plant actually goes into moving the wheels of an EV...?
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  17.  @kenlowe-ca  Now you are being ridiculous. We are talking about efficiency of converting a fuel into motion... What is the fuel for an EV? Am I mistaken that the energy used in EVs comes from a power plant? But if you want to continue to be ridiculous, we can discuss how much coal or natural gas actually makes it to the power plant from the mines...
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  18.  @kenlowe-ca  The majority of Ontario's power is nuclear, not hydro. Now, if you would like to argue that nuclear is green, please tell me the purpose of Yucca Mountain.
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  19.  @kenlowe-ca  "The planet has enough geographically stable locations."... Literally the same thing was said about the sky in regard to pollution during the industrial revolution. Fact is, the modern conveniences we have come to enjoy, such as personal vehicles, comes at a cost. That cost is the environment. I'm really not sure why people like you that are hyped about EVs fail to consider the environmental impact caused by harnessing the energy to move a vehicle. You plug an EV into the wall and fail to consider where that energy comes from. You are detached from the energy source, so you allow yourself to pretend it doesn't exist or have any impact.
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  20.  @kenbob1071  Brake fluid does not last the lifetime of the vehicle. It's hygroscopic.
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  21.  @johnscaramis2515  No, there is no brake fluid that lasts the lifetime of the vehicle. Regardless of conditions.
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  22.  @johnscaramis2515  I stated brake fluid does not last a lifetime of a vehicle, and your reply said, "Depends on the conditions." So yes, you were indeed saying it could last a vehicle's lifetime. Don't back pedal because you realize you said something dumb.
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  23.  @johnscaramis2515  This isn't about your intitial comment. This is about your reply to my comment, where you said, "Depends on the situtation." That sentence means there are situations where the fluid can last a lifetime of the vehicle. And that is incorrect. Just accept that you said something wrong.
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  24.  @johnscaramis2515  Ok... So expound on what "depends on the situation" means in response to my one sentence comment that said brake fluid does not last the lifetime of the vehicle. You keep saying my interpretation is incorrect, but you are not providing an alternate interpretation. If I said humans cannot run faster than a cheetah... and you replied with "depends on the situation"... how would you infer that?
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  25.  @tacocanada1888  Who said anything about 2 weeks? I've parked in long term parking and it was cheaper than a cab both directions. There's a reason airports have massive parking lots.
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  26.  @tacocanada1888  No, I do not think that.
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  27.  @tacocanada1888  Because for some reason you cannot accept the fact that people own vehicles to transport themselves, including to the airport because supplemental transportation may not be convenient or economical.
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  28.  @tacocanada1888  What is green about the materials, construction, or disposal of lithium batteries....?
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  29.  @tacocanada1888  So you don't care about the environmental impact of lithium batteries, as long as it's not carbon emissions? Fact is, the modern life we have all come to enjoy comes at a cost. That cost is the environment. We don't get personal transportation, air conditioning, high speed internet, kitchen appliances, and all the other modern conveniences of life without impacting the environment. It's true, lithium batteries have less carbon emissions... but that doesn't make them green.
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  30.  @tacocanada1888  But they don't make less of an impact. That's my whole point. You want to pretend there is less of an impact because there is less carbon emissions, but that impact has just shifted elsewhere. The cost of modern life is the environment. And at no point have I said why someone "shouldn't"... I have repeated stated why not everyone can. I'm sorry it upsets you that EV technology isn't where it needs to be yet.
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  31.  @tacocanada1888  No, you just don't want to accept that the modern life you have learn to enjoy comes at a cost. Just consider how many fossil fuels have been burned just so you and I can have this meaningless conversation.
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  32.  @tacocanada1888  No I don't. And I no point have I said such a thing. What I said is that it is not convenient or economical for everyone to take a cab to the airport... Which is 100% true. Why does that fact bother you so much?
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  33.  @JRP3  Brake fluid is not in a sealed system. Air must be able to enter the fluid reservoir as levels increase and decrease, otherwise a vacuum is created. Air contains moisture. Brake fluid absorbs this moisture. Brake systems get hot enough to boil water. A hydraulic system full of steam does not function.
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  34.  @JRP3  A brake fluid reservoir never sees hydraulic pressure... So why would it leak out under the pressure? When you bleed a brake system, the reservoir cap is off the entire time, because you slowly add more fresh fluid as you bleed the lines. The reservoir does not see hydraulic pressure.
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  35.  @JRP3  Google image search "brake fluid reservoir"... You will see dozens of different makes and models that are a white plastic container with a black cap. And that cap breathes. There is no bellow.
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  36. There were no subsidies for the automobile when it was invented, because it was better than a horse. EVs have been propped up, because the general public does not view them as an improvement.
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  37.  @kenbob1071  Actually, it makes perfect sense. If a company knows the life expectancy of a certain component, they would never warranty it for longer than the known life expectancy.
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  38.  @chiphill4856  Given that the majority of our energy grid comes from fossil fuels... How do EVs not use a toxic source of energy? With all my vehicles, the vast majority of the repairs have been suspension, steering, or air conditioning... Do you think EVs do not contain these components?
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  39.  @chiphill4856  Wow, less brake wear. That's what manual transmissions accomplished decades ago. You EV people love to pretend you reinvented the wheel. Why is that?
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  40. The only difference in maintenance is oil changes. EVs still have tires, suspensions, steering systems, braking systems etc.
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  41. If it cost you $2-500 to do an oil change yourself... That's a bigger concern.
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  42.  @williamcurtis1088  Well... You go on to explain in your comment that you do most of the scheduled maintenance yourself, and you want to compare that to your sister's EV experience. So including the dealership cost in your comparison is disingenuous.
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  43.  @derd3  Only if you want to be able to slow down...
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  44.  @derd3  That doesn't matter. A car sitting in a garage for years would also need it's brake fluid replaced. Brake fluid reservoirs breathe. Good job mate, you proved you don't understand how to maintain your vehicle. EVs still need maintenance. People like you just don't maintain them.
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  45.  @derd3  It's ok. You're only driving a machine weighing thousand of pounds going 70mph, with families trusting that you maintain your vehicle and it's safe to share the road with.... Oil lobby? You're the same kind of person that wouldn't maintain an ICE vehicle. What does oil have to do with your lack of personal vehicle maintenance?
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  46.  @derd3  People like you do not maintain their vehicles... meaning you do not pay someone to do it nor do it yourself. This isn't about the method of maintenance, this is about your lack of maintenance.
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  47.  @SoulAir  Right, of course. Everyone can easily tell when they are apply only 1/3rd of their body weight. In reality, they will apply the majority of their body weight and over torque the lug nuts. Don't be cheap, go buy a torque wrench. If you don't want to own the proper tools, take it to a shop. You will not put your wrench out of calibration by simply using the wrench as it's designed. No one is saying make it your first wrench or use it as a breaker bar.
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  48.  @davidnika446  That's neat. So how do you speed balance your tires when you rotate them?
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  49.  @SoulAir  Yes, I see it all the time at my tire shop. Go to any store that's a nation wide tire shop. They will use torque wrenches, and the shop manager will even check torque before the vehicle leaves the garage. Personally, my tire rotation and balancing is free for the life of the tire. And the shop uses a torque wrench, and even lists the specific torque spec for your vehicle on your receipt. Maybe you should stop going to Bubba's garage for your maintenance...
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  50.  @davidnika446  Cool story... No one here is talking about breaking lug nuts loose. Congratulations on your useless contribution.
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  51.  @davidnika446  Actually... You could loose part of a wheel weight. Not notice a vibration, but still unevenly wear your tires. Mine are balanced every 6,000 miles. I have free balancing and rotation for the life of my tires. I'm not sure where you people are buying your tires and that's not offered.
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  52.  @SoulAir  Why do you keep replying then deleting your replies? You seem to be lacking confidence in your responses.
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  53.  @davidnika446  Neat. Someone else talked about an impact gun... Would you also like to pick a random person in the thread to make an arbitrary response about impact guns too?
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  54.  @SoulAir  Sorry bud, I've never worked in any auto shop or ever been paid to turn a wrench. And technically the common click style torque wrenches will slowly go out of tolerance by simply sitting on the shelf. Using a torque wrench as designed does not increase this natural entropy. Just admit the truth... you don't think lug nuts are a critical connection that needs to be torqued to manufacturer specifications.
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  55.  @tompastian3447  Regardless of your personal lack of vehicle maintenance. Tire rotations extend the life of a set of tires. That's just a fact. You can find countless consumer studies proving this. If you're spending money on quality tires, why would you not want to maximize their lifespan?
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  56. Oh cool. So you're three years past due for a brake fluid change. Brake fluid is hygroscopic, and should be changed every two years. Good job!
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  57.  @PROGRAMMINGFLAW-w1m  Yup. I'm fully aware people like you are driving next to me in a 2,000lbs machine traveling 70mph.
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  58. There are no moving parts in a lightbulb... yet they still fail. Remember, electricity means electrons are moving.
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