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No Engine, No drama – Nicola explains it’s much easier than you think
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26 responses to “No Engine, No drama – Nicola explains it’s much easier than you think”
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First Like ❤!
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simplier is plain diesel engine no electronics no ecu wat u hawe behind u its electricians nightmare when all the gremlins are popping out
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Just polluting black smoke!
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What engine is a plain diesel with no ECU? A tractor? In a car a diesel engine cokes up the glow plugs because it doesn’t get up to temperature.
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@TChighbury OM606. New cars are all crap, designed to last the term of the lease.
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@shortfattoad7317 Great, but many old cars are unreliable, so you pick and choose the most reliable. A diesel car is infamous in being an unreliable choice thanks to the injectors coking up. The best bet for reliability is currently an EV, as there are no belts to break, no worries about water ingress, dirt getting through the filter. That doesn’t mean all EVs are reliable, but it’s obviously a better bet for a manufacturer wanting optimum reliability in future, as there are no moving parts other than a low friction electric motor or two.
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@shortfattoad7317 Many batteries now guaranteed for a million miles – stay informed!
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But, I like my clutch. It allows me to have gears. I’d happily have fake gears, but they are not exactly common are they.
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Once you have instantaneous torque, gears become mostly meaningless (and/or an actual nuisance).
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@dcartier1692correct. I have a BMW X3 with a marvellous gearbox, but even that feels antiquated when driving our little E208. You can get out of the habit of having gears in minutes!
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@dcartier1692any engine has instantaneous torque. There is no lag in torque delivery. It’s just the amount that is not always there. Like in an EV which also doesn’t have maximum torque all the time.
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@wo-olf nonsense
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@dcartier1692 which part? Explain why.
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Good vlog I have a Nissan townstar EV and love it 😃👍
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Unfortunately you still need to wash it and clear out the boot and footwells like an ICE car… However, in some of the EVs you also need to clean out the frunk too. Oh the hardship of EV ownership. 😂
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“Lady – there’s over three thousand moving parts in this car…I can’t guarantee every one of them.” (With a Brooklyn accent – actual quote from a used car salesman, from ~60 years ago.)
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There is of course, the fact that while ICE cars are more complex and subsequently more involving to repair, the knowledge and training to do so has been honed to carry out those repairs for a hundred years. EVs repairers are currently fewer, with parts less readily available and both are consequently more expensive to the consumer. Give it time. I’m sure that’ll change.
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Well said. I am an EV driver & advocate but agree that it’ll take some time for garages & parts suppliers to catch up.
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Don’t forget no diparticulate filter to replace either, and they always go at around 80k miles!
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This is a strawman argument. You’ve just made up an argument to dispute it. EVs are certainly simpler in mechanical terms. They are really just an upscaled electric whisk. You don’t address the cost of replacement parts nor the labour costs for the work. This infomercial has little credibility.
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Idk man many evs nowadays are designed with easy battery access in mind like the new mercedes evs
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So are we all good with batteries now? repair /replacement?…. is there really enough evidence that they will all last?. Plus how many people can actually own and an EV car and the current electricity network sustain it? … I mean I will get one sooner or later… 😁
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Good questions.
Owener of an 8 year old Smart EV & a 5 year BMW i3s, batteries all well within 90% of new. They will & do last.
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Wrong. There IS a need for oil change also in EV’s. It’s recommended to switch gearbox oils at least every 100k km. It gets quite murky in that time.
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Well it is a fact that if you get in a car crash and the battery is damaged, well needless to say you won’t be too happy. Although, while maintenance costs are to be kept in mind while buying a vehicle it would be slightly unreasonable to consider the unlikely event of a bad car crash. It does however mean that your insurance will be more expensive, that is worth noting if you don’t actually drive around a lot.
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Apart from the fact that Audi dealers have quoted me over £500 for a 2 year service ( on a 6500 mile Q4) which is mostly bullsh!t, I would gree with less parts to go wrong / lower service costs on an EV. Their checks include such trivia as checking the warning triangle and the expiry date on the first aid kit!!!!
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