Car And Driver Not Happy With Cost Of Tesla Model 3 Maintenance
InsideEVs
AUGUST 4, 2021
The publication has been running a Model 3 for nearly 40,000 miles, but it hasn’t found the vehicle as cheap to maintain as expected.
InsideEVs
AUGUST 4, 2021
The publication has been running a Model 3 for nearly 40,000 miles, but it hasn’t found the vehicle as cheap to maintain as expected.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 15, 2024
This one has a five-speed manual and recent maintenance/repair work includes a new starter and water pump -- though one of the cylinders needs a new valve. There are 153,000 miles on this ride. If you're looking for cheap (automotive) fun, the asking price here is just $1,250.
Plug in America
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Many of us had our first electric vehicle experience with cheap radio-controlled toys that ran on a couple of D batteries before quickly growing wobbly and unresponsive. The typical factory bumper-to-bumper warranty for a new gas-powered car is 3 years or 36,000 miles while the powertrain warranty is 5 years or 60,000 miles.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 3, 2014
Cheap electricity and reduced maintenance needs make most electric cars cheaper to operate per mile than internal-combustion models, but perhaps that doesn''t take things far enough. There seems be an even better way to save money on transportation in some areas: Get rid of the car entirely.
Supercharged EV
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
and because electricity is cheap) You save on maintenance, as EVs are virtually maintenance free. Maintenance : as my Tesla rep said: “ no maintenance at all, just come back in six years for AC”. EVs last longer than ICE, no engine, rock solid battery.
Teslarati
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Even if South Korea is one of hydrogen cars’ most successful markets, the Nexo owner still had to drive 50 km (40 miles) every week to the nearest hydrogen station to refuel his SUV. The maintenance cost for parts like the hydrogen tanks of the Nexo also proved substantial. . Next time, I’ll buy electric,” Song said.
Plug in America
JULY 21, 2023
EVs Cost Less to Maintain A recent study by Consumer Reports on repair and maintenance data from thousands of drivers shows that EV drivers pay about half of what drivers of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles pay for maintenance and repairs. Thanks to federal regulations, EV batteries are required to be 8 years or 100,000 miles.
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