Comment on Nobody Wants a Nazi Electric Car

• NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  German TUV Reliability Report

  Those numbers are very misleading, as it includes rust on the brakes.

  EVs don’t use their brakes as often due to regen, and vehicles with one pedal driving where you can come to a complete stop without using the brakes, use it even less.

  A large portion of these failures are from some rust appearing from lack of using the brakes. Using the brakes would clear the rust, but it’s a fail if it’s there when you take it in.

  That’s not to say there aren’t other problems, but it’s not as bad as the 14.7% makes it look.

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  • gens@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Breaks are kinda important.

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    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure, but a little rust because they weren’t used isn’t a problem, comes off when you use them, but is an instant fail.

      All brakes rust when not used. If you drove around in the rain today, then didn’t drive for a few days, you’ll probably have a little rust on your brakes. You go for a drive and then it’s gone.

      If you take your car in for a pre-inspection report, and they see some rust on the brakes, they will tell you to drive it around a bit using the brakes a lot before taking it in to be inspected.

      it’s not an actual problem.

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