Service interval can be generalized as 6 month in consideration with the local conditions and the time matters more on EVs than miles. And the scheduled maintenance on EVs are much less costly, unless if you get caught to unnecessary up-sells of the service shop.
Read the article in full, you’ll know better what and why.
EVs aren’t exactly maintenance-free. Here is a list of the top 5 things that need tending to underneath an electric car hood, or wherever it is they hide these parts.
5. Tire rotation
It’s common to all cars (and you don’t do it anyway), but it’s extra important on an EV because they have a heavy footing with that big battery and exert a lot of torque on the driven wheels. Wouldn’t it be a shame if you were saving the environment with electric power only to be polluting it excessively by tossing out tires more often than you need to?
4. Brake fluid service
Even though electric cars do most of their everyday stopping via regenerative braking, where the mechanical brakes aren’t used, they all have normal brake discs and pads. Those are pressed together via the same hydraulic fluid found in a conventional car, and that fluid is hygroscopic, meaning it likes to absorb water from the air and will corrode your brake system unless you flush it regularly.
3. Coolant service
Battery electric cars have no engine but they still have coolant keep that big battery from doing what it naturally wants to do: catch fire. Coolant system-flush intervals vary widely, from every four years or 50,000 miles for a Tesla Model 3, to every 150,000 miles for a Chevy Bolt.
But this differs for Nissan Leaf up to 40 kWh models…as they have no liquid cooled battery, so the coolant lasts long or never need replacing.
2. Brake service
Separate from brake fluid are the brake pads and discs. How often an EV needs them serviced depends on how much you drive, how hard you drive, what regeneration settings you use and the terrain in your area. The best EV pilots read the traffic ahead and try never to use their brakes, and the lesser ones mash the brake pedal frequently and will be facing brake jobs.
1. Battery care
Your electric car’s battery, not its motor, is more analogous to a regular car’s engine in terms of cost and value. It’s the heaviest assembly, the most expensive and a big factor in the car’s future residual value. Take care of it like you would an engine by knowing that it can suffer when it’s sitting in overly hot or cold temps for too long, allowed to go totally dead, or charged too much or too often. The details of those parameters are in the owner’s manual and if you read nothing else of it, at least read that section.
So whats the interval for preventive maintenance?
We say its 6 months in consideration with the local conditions and the time matters more on EVs than miles. And the scheduled maintenance on EVs are much less costly, unless if you get caught to unnecessary up-sells of the service shop.
Mind you, the best guide is your owners manual, do not forget to refer it. Check with us if confused buy making a comment here or using contact us page.
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Prevention of GoEV
GoEV offers preventive maintenance and scheduled severe service packages which include the following. You may inquire in advance for variances.
- MPI inclusive of but not limited to: Preventive maintenance program # Drive shafts & suspension check # Complete brake service (Brake pads, rotors, pins – cleaning and lubrication) # Mounts & boots check # Ball joints & tie rod ends check # Steering gear & linkage # Brake fluid, Inverter coolant fluid check # 12V Battery scan # Charging ports # Cabin microfilter check/clean # Rotate tires # Reduction fluid check # Displays & controls check, etc: – LKR 2,000.
- HV/Traction Battery scan & 12V battery scan – LKR 1,000.
- Electrical system diagnostic scan – LKR 1,200.
- Consumables (WD40, Grease, Rubber grease, etc) – LKR 600.
- The above preventive package cost (if done together) – LKR 4,000.
- Optional: undercarriage wash – LKR 800.
- Optional: Motor bay de-greasing – LKR 750.
- Optional: Body wash and interior vacuum – LKR 700.
The total process will take up to 4 hours if no additional work required
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30 &40 point inspection reports
Computer-aided Diagnostics
EFI tune-ups
Hybrid battery servicing
Interior cleaning & Grooming
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