On Monday, 2 March 2020 14:18:36 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 27/02/2020 22:21, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:24:55 -0800, harry wrote:

On Wednesday, 26 February 2020 18:37:18 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 26/02/2020 11:26, wrote:
On Wednesday, 26 February 2020 11:12:20 UTC, Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article
914905786.604359015.715048.tim.downie-
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Tim+ wrote:
Cars haven奏 had fan belts for years. Fans are all electric these
days.

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AFAIK those aren't normally electric.


The term 'fan belt' is the problem. All? cars still have the belt but
it drives the water pump, alternator, air-con and sometimes power
steering too, while the fan is always thermostatically-controlled
electric in 'normal' cars.

My Astra has an electric hydraulic steering pump.

Latest Astra doesn't even have a thermostat, there is a gate valve
controlled by the ECU directly.

I have an electric car.
No belts of any description.
No clutch, gearbox, exhaust, oil, oil filter, air filter, alternator,
starter motor either,

No range.



And still costs just as much to 'service' by a franchised dealer

Nah.
All there is is fluids to check. Brake pads used very little and last 40,000 miles. Ten minutes work.