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In my country electricity is more expensive. Cheapest by far is LNG. EVs also have much higher costs in repairs, maintenance and car insurance.
by throw83485 3y ago
In my country electricity is more expensive. Cheapest by far is LNG.
EVs also have much higher costs in repairs, maintenance and car insurance.
- samtho 3y ago> EVs also have much higher costs in repairs, maintenance and car insurance. Not sure about the maintenance cost being higher here. The only things that need regular service are brake and tires as all of the moving parts of an EV are contained within an electric motor assembly that are very reliable across manufacturers. By contrast, an ICE vehicle is loaded with moving parts, all of which need lubrication, have wear profiles that demand replacement occasionally, need to pass emissions testing, etc.
- throw83485 3y agoEVs need general battery repair or replacement after minor accidents. And spare parts are VERY expensive, like $5000 for LCD screen!
- nlstitch 3y agoYou should do more research. EVs use less lubrication but they still have to use bearings you know.. and those dry ones wear out way faster then their ICE counterparts which are constantly lubricated.
- samtho 3y agoMaintenance of bearings was a thing from the mid century up until the 80s when automakers starting putting out parts that had a service lifetime that exceeded the service lifetime of the vehicle. When is the last time you had your ICE vehicle in to get bearings repacked or replaced? Outside of actual damage (collision, premature part failure), these parts are typically replaced as a maintenance only in performance or enthusiasts vehicles now. Also, many bearings in an ICE vehicle use special high-pressure, long-life, “tacky” lubricants that stick and do not usually mix with engine oil or transmission fluid. The bearings on the wheel hub most definitely do not but that’s also a part that both EVs and ICE vehicles have in common (which is also the easiest bearing to replace).
- logifail 3y ago> Not sure about the maintenance cost being higher Sixt and Hertz seem fairly sure, and they are the ones with statistically-significant data on this: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/08/sixt-dumping-teslas-due-to-high-repair-costs-depreciation/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/08/sixt-dumping-teslas-due... https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hertz-sell-about-20000-evs-us-fleet-2024-01-11/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hertz-...
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoSixt seem to have a specific problem with Tesla, not EVs: > Sixt is directly singling out Tesla here, as it continues to increase its electric fleet,” they write. “The company’s goal is to slowly replace its gasoline and diesel-powered cars until at least 90 percent of its fleet is electric, and it aims to do so by the end of this decade. Unless Tesla improves its quality, collision repair costs, and residual values, the second-largest rental fleet in Europe (and fourth-largest in the U.S.) won’t include cars from the American automaker.”
- thomasmg 3y agoFrom what I know, EVs have lower cost of maintenance and car insurance, and same cost for repairs.
- mglz 3y agoWhat kind of repairs and maintenance costs did you encounter? So far I paid much less for my EV than a comparable gas car.
- tyronehed 3y ago[dead]