Toyota has been using them in the Corolla for years now. The reason for the different result, they tested them in the Pacific region (New Zealand for one) and bought them from Aisin (one of the best quality transmission manufacturers in the world). The testing in the Pacific region revealed...
The only way I see EVs being long term solutions is where they are already being used: large cities like Atlanta. Electric busses and trolleys are being used there and in some cases have been used since the early part of the 1900s. EVs are a good fit there and would actually reduce pollution...
It's worse than you think. They're forcing "alternative energy" on us at the same time which means the actual amount of power available 24/7 is going down in this country. Solar doesn't work at night and wind power only works when the wind blows. The people pushing EVs like using "installed"...
Well, you need 3 things to build EVs: cobalt, lithium and copper ( yes there are other things like magnets, but those aren't in short supply) It takes 10 times the amount of copper to build an EV as a vehicle powered by an ICE, so that's gonna require a lot more copper from a lot more places...
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a total electric vehicle? The hybrid was a great idea, the EV not so much. The battery tech still isn't there (8 hours downtime for charging?) Really! Trying to cram this down the American people's throats is going to backfire. All EVs are ultimately coal or...
That is a lot to go wrong at 113k. The miles are low for the age, did it sit awhile (might explain the calipers)? The tranny was due to be serviced at that mileage though. The wheels, were they bent from hitting the curb or the finish not holding up?