regarding oil changes and EVs :

It should be changed. The problem is that most oil development has been for combustion engines which has pulses of power, while EVs have constant power, and friction/lubrication is far more complicated than how most people understand.

March 21, 2026 - 16:52 UTC

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historically electric motor efficiency has been "eh" of an issue, so we have historically used thick grease (which is why overdriven wind turbines catch fire, its the grease breaking down). Only recently has electric motor efficiency gotten to be an issue because of EVs, so the tech is catching up.
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and well, lubricant development is very trial and error, it just takes a long time to get it right.

But back to the point : uh, if its oil it should still be changed. It is *nowhere* near as frequent of a need as a combustion motor, cuz no combustion, but it should still be changed.
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