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How hard is it to build an electric car?
Electric cars have a lot less parts than regular cars, so I assume they might be easier to make. How hard is it to build an electric vehicle?
Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Like you, most people assume that they’re easier to build because electric cars have fewer moving parts. However, when compared to a fueled vehicle, electric vehicles are much harder to make.
A traditional car uses components that
electric vehicles
do not need. EVs don’t have gas tanks, fuel lines, hoses, exhaust pipes, and mufflers. Therefore, they don’t require the steps that would be necessary to build a car with all of those parts. However, they do have their own complex systems that require extra assembly steps. Their motors and batteries require a lot of work to build and assemble. Consider that it takes four workers to install a piston engine while it takes six to install one with an electric motor.
On average, installing an electric motor will require roughly 50% more labor than its fueled counterpart.
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