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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Basically, the electricity is generated at a central location, which is better equipped to control the pollution than thousands of internal combustion engines running around in that same local area. So, yes that helps the environment and lowers an individual driver's costs. Also, the batteries and electric motors in electrical vehicles are more dependable and easier to maintain with lower maintenance costs compare to internal combustion engine vehicles.
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I tried to verify that electric vehicles have lower maintenance costs than gas vehicles. There are lots of comparisons on the internet, but most of them compare the maintenance costs for dealerships. If you have an electric vehicle, you most likely need to have maintenance and repair work done at the dealer because it is difficult to find independent shops that will work on an electric vehicle. But, you can take your gas vehicle to almost any independent service shop and save a lot of money. Overall, I don't think it is a true statement that it is cheaper to maintain an electric vehicle. For example, a brake job on a Tesla at the dealer will cost you many times as much as a brake job on a regular gasoline vehicle at Sumter Tire. Also, they like to cite that an electric vehicle doesn't need oil changes, but the last oil change I got at Sumter Tire cost $40. Big deal.