Electric cars cost generally less than conventional cars to service. Hyundai’s model the Kona is a good example. The first service for electric Taper Electric costs 1.274 dollars. The corresponding work for petrol Kona To 1.0 T, the cost 2.369 crowns.

It is the oil change that makes a difference. A filter and a few quarts of oil does a thousand patches more in the service cost for a traditional Otto engine.

There are exceptions. Tesla takes properly paid for service: 4.900 sek for a basic service on a Model X. the Model 3 ends up between 4000 and 5000 sek for the first service (the exact price is yet to be determined) but need to be serviced only every two years.

in order to serve the electric Nissan Leaf. Garage Mobility Motors in Stockholm takes 2.955 sek for the first service.

It is not expensive compared to what a gasoline car costs. However, given that the workshops most devote their time to the controls it is a lot of money. If the car is healthy has just kupéfiltret replaced.

An electric motor is, in principle, servicefri. No oil, no oil filter. No spark plugs, no timing belt, no water cooling. No kylarglykol to check. No oil leaks to look for, no gaskets give up. There is no gearbox that can haunt and leak oil. Electric motors have direct drive.

do is checked. At the Nissan workshop have the mechanic to a service schedule with 63 points for a Nissan Leaf. In essence, applies the controls the same functions as in the service of a conventional car. The tyre pressure checked, you know on the vindrutetorkarbladet. The doors opened and closed – they need to be greased?

the washer fluid level checked, as well as the headlights and suspension. Many checkpoints also feels familiar from the health inspection.

considering that a the inspection also is extensive, the price level is high in the brand workshops. Motor take around 400 dollars for a vehicle inspection. Similar to the checks made on Nissan workshop costs seven times more.

Some elbilsspecifika checks are made, however, only the assistance provider. Laddporten controlled, and the workshop also do a fitness test of the battery. But given the limited nursing an electric car needs to appear to be a service charge anyway as unabashedly high.

But to ignore completely the service can have consequences.

updates of the software. Another good reason to visit the workshop to get the brakes checked. Precisely because the brakes are rarely used in an electric car it is extra important to ok is checked. If not the rear brakes actually used at all during a longer period of time they are bound to start sticking.

Finally, it is about the warranty. Normally requires nybilsgarantin to the car owner performs the service that the manufacturer recommends. But more important for the electric cars is how long batterigarantin affected. Tesla has no connection between service and guarantees.

Both nybils and batterigaranti applies regardless of whether the car has been serviced or not. Nissan requires, however, that service has been performed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.

– We do not require workshop but the client must be able to demonstrate that the service is carried out according to our recommendations, ” says Alexandra Österplan, head of corporate communications at Nissan.

that the service is made, but disclaims some of the sensor battery.

“the Warranty on högspänningsbatterier does not apply if the defect has been caused by the battery has not been used, handled or maintained as described in the owner’s manual” says Volkswagen.

To serve the electric car properly during the warranty period can therefore pay for itself – if not in the form of better resale value.

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