Torque Shop: EVs do not need routine lubrication service
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Oil spiel: An electric car like the BMW iX does not need regular lubrication.
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Shreejit Changaroth
EVs do not require routine lubrication service. Of course, there are bearings, not just at the motor shaft but also inside the relatively simpler step-down transmission and on the differential.
All these, however, are specially sealed with long-life lubricants inside.