EV owner: there is no oil change — here is what still wears

EV

EV tires: weight, torque, and why they wear faster

Electric cars are heavy and make instant torque. Tires work harder. Door-jamb PSI still wins. Some tires are marked for EV load and noise. A cheap low-load tire can wear 20% faster or feel vague. Rotate on schedule. This is the wear item oil used to be.

EV

EV 12-volt battery: the little one that bricks the car

The big pack moves the car. The little 12-volt battery wakes the computers, locks, and contactors. When it dies, a “full” EV will not unlock or charge. You jump the 12V posts in the manual — never the orange cables. Replacement is a normal battery job in a weird location.

Brakes

Bleed after a pad job if the pedal is soft

You do not always flush after pads — but if you opened a line, or the pedal is soft, you bleed. Soft pedal after pads is usually a piston that was not seated or air. Do not drive it “to see if it firms up.”

Brakes

Bleed brakes by yourself with a $5 bottle

A second person pumping the pedal is the classic bleed. If you are alone, a bottle of fluid and a clear hose that stays submerged keeps air from getting sucked back in. Still: never let the reservoir go empty.