On Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 3:29:08 AM UTC-7, Paul Schlyter wrote:
On Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:18:59 -0400,
Electric cars are mechanically simpler and therefore easier to
repair (although like all electronics, these days that
essentially means
board swaps). When there are enough electric cars, there will
be
more mechanics who can deal with them than mechanics who know
what
to do with a gasoline vehicle. In 20 years most of the cars on
the road
will be electric.

Paul Schlyter:
Wouldn't that require electricians rather than mechanics? You
don't
call a plumber to fix a problem with the electricity in your
house,
do you? The same ought to apply to electric cars, just as it
already
applies to electric trains and trams.

That's a distinction without a difference. Does the world have to be
black and white? An electric vehicle is an electromechanical
machine.
In the event of failure of an electric car motor the same person
will
disassemble the motor (mechanical task) and repair it (possibly an
electrical task). I successfully maintained sophisticated electronic
equipment for years, but I was not an electronics technician. I knew
how to operate certain diagnostic devices and I knew how to swap
boards, and that was enough.

Are electric motors really repaired? Aren't defective motors just
swapped for new ones?


BTW, practically anyone who has owned a Prius or other electric or
hybrid vehicle for 11+ years as I have will tell you that mechanical
and electrical faults are quite unlikely. You'll be replacing brakes
and wiper blades, starting batteries and drive belts.

That's the kind of repairs which many people would be able to do
themselves at home.

I heard, car like the Prius don't have -alternator - like conventional cars have, but energy management system, which is a sealed electronic box, only the factory can repair.
Replacing it cost some $5000 if goes bad, while a new alternator swap less than $500.
Hybrid Car Electrical Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYpIjnBGL-E