As fully electric cars do not have a combustion engine, they require a different set of maintenance requirements and seemingly incur less maintenance expenses. The things that would most likely need maintenance on at some point are:

• Tyres
• Brakes
• Lights
• Wipers
• Tracking
• Suspension
• Cabin air filter
• High-efficiency particulate filter
• Brake fluid
• Air conditioning
• Winter care

Even these, at least for Teslas are said to be non-essential on a regular basis, even for maintaining the warranty. Additionally, brakes on an electric car typically last longer as well, due to regenerative braking that is used to top up the batteries. This saves on brake disc and pad use.

The other area of mention is the EV battery life and how long they hold up. Tesla electric cars have an eight year or 100,000-mile battery warranty and at least the Model 3 claims a minimum of 70 percent battery retention for that same amount of time. In comparison, Nissan Leaf owners that have owned the car nearly 10 years, report more than 90 percent battery capacity retention.