An electric vehicle is a highly sophisticated piece of engineering. However, sophistication does not necessarily mean increased complexity — at least not in terms of the parts and components used in the manufacture of the vehicles. Compared to traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, by some measures EVs require 80% fewer parts: no ICE, oil system, gaskets and valves, transmission, exhaust system, radiator etc. It is also estimated that assembling an EV takes 40% fewer labor hours.
Such product simplification has a significant impact on manufacturing. As these parts are not required, the planning and scheduling process should also be simplified. But is this really the case?
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