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Car And Driver Not Happy With Cost Of Tesla Model 3 Maintenance

InsideEVs

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.

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Used Car of the Day: 2003 Volkswagen Golf

The Truth About Cars

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.

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An Unsung EV Benefit: Longevity and the Battery Warranty

Plug in America

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.

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CA Tesla Owner Calculates That UberX Is Cheaper Than Electric Car

Green Car Reports

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.

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After calling Teslas a “toy” years ago, Hyundai’s belief in hydrogen is being tested

Teslarati

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.

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Future Tesla buyiers guide

Supercharged EV

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.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

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.