The entitled attitude of a few members in this forum is extremely repulsive. A new member writes his first post on this forum expressing his harmless opinion, and in reply he is called a moron and stupid. When in fact he is partially correct. Yes, his almost zero maintenance claim is inaccurate, but you could have corrected him in a respectable way.
According to a survey by Consumer Reports, electric vehicles costs half as much to repair and maintain.
"Survey results involving hundreds of thousands of CR members show that EV and plug-in hybrid drivers pay half as much to repair and maintain their vehicles. Consumers who purchase an electric car can expect to save an average of $4,600 in repair and maintenance costs over the life of the vehicle compared with a gasoline-powered car, CR’s study shows."
~ Source
I suggest the naysayers to read the full article.
This paragraph is particularly interesting:
“In our study, most of the EVs in the 100,000-mile-plus range were early versions of the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf,” Harto says. “Automakers have learned from their earlier models, so current-generation EVs may be more reliable than many of the vehicles shown in the results.”
