stephen700 on 24 July 2008
Note - You dont actually have any brushes on the synchronous electric motors used in new cars. - Current is sent to outer coils only (armature is Inductive or Permanent magnetic core ) -so there are no brushes.
Only part to move is the bearings which probably have a lifespan of several million kilometers.
Only the suspension suffers from any appreciable wear ( they use motor breaking so the brake pads practically never need to be used).
Tesla or any good electric vehicle is ultra low maintainance - all you need to do is recharge it each day.
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