3 points
Less moving parts means an entire drivetrain replacement when something inevitably goes wrong and maintenence =/= repairs
7 points
Not necessarily, in theory anyway, but we all know big auto likes full replacements of everything so effectively yes, absolutely. It doesnt matter what powers the car though. The [undisclosed purpose sensor #7] fails and suddenly you have to replace the car computer which is encased in opaque resin for some reason and not even servicable by the engineer that designed it.
1 point
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