To answer this let’s have a look at the cost of servicing an electric car against petrol/diesel cars and Hybrid cars.
Because electric cars system are a lot simpler than the equivalent combustion engine of a petrol car or diesel car servicing a pure electric car is simpler.
There are fewer costs for replacing parts and consumables, they should have fewer maintenance issues so in essence you would think a service will be cheaper.
In general this is correct but there are some instances where this is not true.
With Hybrid cars because they have the traditional combustion engine to service plus the addition of battery technology that uses self charging and plug in technology the cost of servicing a Hybrid car is a bit more but not a lot more.
It has few additions to cater for, such as additional battery coolant and a few extra checks to carry out.
For long term maintenance Hybrid cars should save costs on brake discs and pads because in general they are not needed as much when the electric system kicks in. Other engine consumables should be cheaper as well.
Diesel cars tend to cost more to service than petrol engine cars due to their complex engine and its emissions control systems in all diesel cars tend to be the most expensive.
Interim and Full Service Timings for Electric Cars
Electric car servicing intervals at the moment tend to be recommended at the same yearly intervals as petrol and diesel equivalent cars or after 10k miles for most electric cars, this is the case for all electric vehicles (EV).
For combustion engine cars they should be serviced every 10000 or 12000 miles so the difference is not a lot.
Electric cars have fewer moving parts so servicing these should be a bit quicker and in generally a little cheaper.
For high mileage car users where the driver requires an interim car service say every 6 months the electric car owner will be better off. This is because after the routine inspection part of the interim service follows an oil change and replacement of parts on petrol and diesel cars but this will not be so on electric cars. On hybrid cars we would assume the interim service would be much the same as petrol and diesel cars.
About Baldwins Garage Ltd
Baldwins Garage Ltd is a well established MOT test centre and independent Garage in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
As well as serving Bromsgrove and Worcestershire we also have clients from Redditch and South of Birmingham.
Established in 2005 we have a great reputation for our car maintenance, repair work and working to high standards.
We have a progressive outlook and keep up to date with technology allowing us to MOT, service and repair electric cars and hybrid cars.
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