General Discussion

I am an engineer by trade, so I just appreciate more robust design. EVs are more robust. They have less parts, less moving parts, and less assembly time. And the regenerative braking systems basically make brake pads and rotors last forever.

You now have a car that never needs an oil change and almost never needs brake work. And you've got a car with less vibration that wears on all the different parts. They're just simpler. In fact, because they're simpler, I think you've seen makers try to put too much gadgetry into them.

And on the used market, going to be interesting to see what very old EVs are like. Like the EV you give to your kid when they get their deriver's license and their younger sibling then inherits. I bet you're going to have Evs on the road with 300,000 miles, and the battery life is degraded to the point where the range is like 1/3 of its original, which actually might be ideal for parents of teenagers.