Electric cars, over their lifetime, require a lower maintenance cost than conventional cars that run on fossil fuels. According to Consumer Reports, a US organization that specializes in product testing and advocating for consumer rights, the cost of maintaining an electric vehicle is about half the cost of maintaining a fuel-powered vehicle, whether It was a hybrid or fully battery-powered car, and this feature helps offset the high price of electric vehicles.
Consumer Reports found that fuel cars cost about $ 0.038 per kilometer in maintenance and repair fees, on average over the life of the car, and in contrast electric cars, such as the Nissan LEAF, cost about $ 0.019 per kilometer, and hybrid vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius, cost $ 0.0186. Per kilometer.
Jaeb Shinhar, associate director of the organization’s automotive testing center, said in a press release that electric cars “do not require as much maintenance as fuel cars, and although that maintenance is not necessarily less expensive, the need for it is less.”
AndThe high initial cost of electric cars hinders their spread, but consumers’ knowledge that they will spend less on maintenance during the life of the car is an incentive that attracts more of them to replace their fuel-powered cars, which contributes to reducing carbon emissions. “In addition to the ease and low cost of maintaining electric cars,” Shenhar added. It has better acceleration than fuel cars, and it doesn’t pollute the air. “
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