Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agoHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?message-squaremessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1229arrow-down1message-squareHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square231fedilinkfile-text
I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoReplacing brakes on an EV should be much less frequent, since regenerative braking doesn’t use the brakes
minus-squaresilly goose meekah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoFunnily enough I heard mechanic friends say that EVs need the brake rotors replaced more often than combustion cars, because the EVs use the brakes so infrequently that the rotor just rusts so badly it needs replacing.
Replacing brakes on an EV should be much less frequent, since regenerative braking doesn’t use the brakes
Funnily enough I heard mechanic friends say that EVs need the brake rotors replaced more often than combustion cars, because the EVs use the brakes so infrequently that the rotor just rusts so badly it needs replacing.