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Question: Do electric cars break down more?

Answer: Not, they don't. An electric vehicle is less likely to break down than a petrol or diesel car because it has fewer moving parts.

This is also great news when it comes to EV maintenance costs. EVs don’t have familiar car parts like a gearbox, clutch, exhaust, starter motor and more. Even the brakes on an EV get much less wear and tear because electric cars use regenerative braking.

For example, according to Nissan, to service a Nissan Leaf costs just £159 per year. Tesla says that it can perform many servicing functions remotely via software updates.

(Source: edf Energy, 15 Apr 2021)

Source Link: https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/energywise/top-electric-car-questions