Consumer Reports is well-known for their annual survey of customers about their cars’ reliability and ownership costs. While electrical vehicles usually cost more upfront, they also cost less to fuel, maintain, and repair than traditional gas-powered vehicles. But CR has now released much more detailed data about real world results. Here are some highlights from their and .
A CR study shows that total ownership cost savings can more than make up for an electric vehicle’s typically higher purchase price.
Maintenance costs. Here are the average maintenance and repair costs over vehicle lifetime.
- BEV (Battery-Electric Vehicle): $0.03/mile
- PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle): $0.03/mile
- ICE (Internal Combustion Engine): $0.06/mile
The difference increases with the age of the vehicles:
Fuel costs. Most EVs cost on average $800 to $1,000 less to fuel up for each 15,000 miles. This adds up to $8,500 to $11,200 savings over the lifetime of the car. (Prices vary, but most are within 10% of this average. Places where gas costs more is also often where electricity costs more.)
Resale value. It’s basically a tie. Both compact and luxury cars of both EV and ICE types lose about 55% of their value over first 5 years, on average.
You can sift through their detailed report and see what car models they are comparing, but they appear reasonable to me. It is nice to have some hard numbers especially about the difference in overall maintenance and repair costs.
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