Do Tesla Cars Need Maintenance Like Regular Gas Cars?

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Let us take a look at key differences in maintaining a gas-powered vehicle as opposed to an electric one.

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What is impressive is the fact that a Tesla Supercharger station is located only 60 miles away from Everest.

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For those who are looking at this and wondering why we are comparing an automakers Tesla versus the newest Toyota Camry,

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that is because we are comparing the currently hottest Tesla against an established fuel-efficient car.

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Automakers offer warranties on batteries and electric components in electric cars, as they do with every other vehicle.

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The batteries and the non-maintenance-intensive EVs take the place of the engines,

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fuel systems, and transmissions of gas-powered cars--the parts that are the sources of most maintenance needs.

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Because PEVs have both a gas-powered and an electric motor, we can expect to see similar maintenance costs as pure gas-powered cars.

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While EVs undoubtedly offer lower maintenance costs and better insulation from fluctuations in energy prices than traditional,

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gas-powered cars, it is just inaccurate to claim EVs are without maintenance.

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Because Teslas are EVs, many standard maintenance services are unnecessary, such as oil changes, spark plug replacements, fuel filter changes, or emissions checks.

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