EVs are more reliable than ICEVs..... GO!

[Zorba]

The problem with EVs is the same as its always been: Batteries. Batteries are expensive, don't last, and just in general they suck.

The other problem is, with ALL modern vehicles, the stupid and un-needed/unwanted "technology" - but its even more ridiculous on EVs. The Slate is supposed to be an exception. We'll see - it already is "keyless" - which is an answer to a question nobody was asking. Let's hope nothing more creeps in...

 

[E90400K]

As a thought, how does this compare to RC cars? Humor my weird parallel thought for a sec and youll get where I'm coming from...
Entry RC cars are almost all electrics. You only get into the gas stuff later (usually alcohol or nitro classes). Why? Cause the gas ones are considered more dangerous, more complicated, and cost far more to produce and use. But in this case the tech and society is going the other way. ICEV came first and is well established, EVs are the new 'unknown'. So I'm thinking the same facts that hold up for RC cars still hold true (ignoring the scale differences), we're just all really used to it being 'this way' so the 'new way' naturally seems more complicated and sketchy at first. But I'm far more comfortable handing kids an electric RC car with Lithium batteries in it than an alcohol ICE version.

Going further with this weird thought, most people would agree given the same scenario with a chainsaw, a weedwhacker, or pretty much any power tool. Entire companies are staking their whole product business model on that fact. When's the last time you saw an ICE circular saw at HomeDepot?

I really don't understand your point in the last paragraph. A gasoline powered chainsaw, or weedwacker are more dangerous than a battery electric version? Because it has a several ounces of gasoline in it and children shouldn't handle gasoline?

 

[sodamo]

I really don't understand your point in the last paragraph. A gasoline powered chainsaw, or weedwacker are more dangerous than a battery electric version? Because it has a several ounces of gasoline in it and children shouldn't handle gasoline?

Possibly because if you release throttle it keeps running vs finger off switch and it stops?

 

[E90400K]

Possibly because if you release throttle it keeps running vs finger off switch and it stops?

Properly tuned, both a chainsaw and brushcutter should idle without any blade movement. Perhaps we should teach our kids how to properly use and maintain gasoline-powered tools rather than scare them away from using them?

 

[E90400K]

It's proven that BEV are more reliable, but from a DIY perspective, less accessible. I think finding the happy medium between the two is something that will require time as electrical potential energy storage tech evolves and changes, and the infrastructure adapts as well.

Slate is clearly attempting to be at the vanguard of making EVs accessible to the DIYer, at least that's what I gather from their marketing. To what degree, time will tell. The aftermarket will then catch up making tools and supporting hardware to make working on EV specific jobs easier and cheaper. Harbor Freight? Looking at you for a cheap battery sled jack. It's still a wild west for the shade tree EV mechanic. Let's see what will happen.

That's a tough call even for Habor Freight to develop an inexpensive battery lift sled. If EV are so reliable and batteries rarely fail, as a home mechanic, would it be worth investing in a battery lifting device? And there are already such devices on the automotive service tool market.

 

[sodamo]

I have this https://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb-steel-atvmotorcycle-lift-60536.html

possibily modifying this or one of it’s variants might not be that great a challenge