Sure, but electric cars have far fewer moving parts. Components are simply less likely to break.
The kind of component matters. Altho in the long, long term we can expect software bugs to trend to 0.
I wouldn't say that they're less likely to break, but rather there's just fewer parts to potentially break. Your point is still completely valid of course.
ICE cars can't do that because their engines work best in a fairly narrow range of RPMs. But electric has no such limit.
A "thought experiment" is when you set the stage to explain something using fundamental physics.
There are hundreds of thousands of one-gear cars on the road. There is data.
A thought experiment needs to explain something using fundamental physics? What about a math or logic related thought experiment?
Why would I have to include maybe or might in a thought experiment?
I'm down with math and logic, as well as physics. But the problem here appears to be that you left out a word, so your audience is mystified.
Product A has 100 parts. Each part has a 10 percent chance of breaking over the products lifetime.
Product B has 25 parts. Each has a 10 percent chance of breaking over the product’s lifetime.
Which product is more likely to break more often?