Is It Expensive to Maintain an Electric Vehicle?

Whether you own a gas or electric vehicle, it’s imperative to get routine maintenance and service when necessary. However, if you’re wondering about the upkeep of the latter, we’ll chat about it below. If you have any further questions afterwards, don’t hesitate to give us a call at at Pohanka Lexus!

Battery 

Since electric vehicles run on a charged battery, this will automatically save you on fuel costs. With their gas counterparts, you may be visiting the pump once or twice a week, but this isn’t the case with electric models. Plus, since there are various power stations around, it’s always easy to locate one to add more strength to your vehicle. Not only that, if you take advantage of a DC fast charger, you’ll fill up the battery to an impressive percentage in no time at all! While you will be saving some money, you'll want to make sure that you’re taking care of the battery so that it doesn’t deplete quickly. This means keeping it out of extreme temperatures such as frigid colds and excessive heat. Along with that, you can use fast-charging portals from time to time, but don’t become too reliant on them as it can quickly degrade your battery. Lastly, you’ll want to stay away from powering it up to 100 percent each time it’s plugged in in order to keep it strong and from straining its life overall.

Service & Maintenance

As with conventional models, electric vehicles need regular services to keep their performance at its highest potential. This means visiting us when your tires have become bald or their tread isn’t as strong for a tire rotation or a wheel alignment to make sure your car is staying centered as you drive. On top of that, we will take a look at your brakes if you’re perhaps hearing any screeching or grinding noises and install new ones. If you think that there may be anything else for us to check out, such as if you need any fluids topped off or the battery replaced, you can count on our team. On top of that, to prevent your motor from ever overheating, we can perform a coolant flush. If you aren’t too sure when it may be time to have any of these completed, you can take a look at your Owner’s Manual or contact us.

Service Department

For any of the aforementioned tasks, our Service Department is happy to assist you. We’ll work on any of these and can even repair anything else that may need attention. You can even take advantage of some of our online tools when you’d like to come in with your vehicle. Our Schedule Appointment form is there for you to choose a time that fits your schedule. Not just that, the Ask a Tech form lets you direct questions to us for a quick response. Under the Service tab, you’ll find other links that you can check out. For example, we have coupons that you can print out to save some cash. You can also read about our tire sales and detailing services if you might be considering either of these.

So, is it expensive to maintain an electric vehicle? We hope now you have your answer! Stop by Pohanka Lexus during our open hours if you think your model might need some work. We’ll see you soon!