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Spending on tires is almost double that in an electric

The maintenance of a hybrid multiplied by three the of an electric

Drafting Interempresas22/07/2013

Audatex has been studying 'Vehicle and saving according to motorization' that reflects the expense of maintenance of a hybrid vehicle to triple that of an electric vehicle. In addition, not only the maintenance is higher but that consumption, since an electric is 56% cheaper than one of gasoline and up to 54% more economical than a diesel.

The crisis has led motorists to look for your pocket and focus on more efficient models. In this process, hybrid and electric cars seem to gain increasingly more importance due to its lower consumption, but which has the most cost-effective maintenance? According to the 'Vehicle and saving according to motorization' study carried out by the expert valuation of Audatex claims consultant, maintenance of a hybrid cost multiplied by three of an electric.

In this way, the report reveals that from the sixth year - which is when the vehicle begins to need more periodic inspection and replacement of parts due to wear - the preventive and corrective maintenance of a hybrid pose some 3,200 EUR annual 1,156 euro electrical, making it more profitable to their passage through the workshop.

Audatex is a company specialized in solutions and valuation of claims of automotive services.

In fact, if we compare it with traditional engines, maintenance of an electric is 56% more economical than one gasoline and up to 54% less expensive than a diesel because, partly, its lower mechanical component doesn't require routine operations such as the replacement of the oil, air filter or fuel, strap distribution, etc.

Specifically, the electric only needs a small review every 5,000 hours, a time frame in which a conventional combustion vehicle has traveled an average of 50,000 km, having needed at least five changes of oil filter, with the cost of that.

Table 1. Cost between corrective/preventive maintenance by motorization. (Cost generated with a filming of 120,000 kms. Figures in euros. Source: Audatex).

For responsible for sales, manufacturers and associations of Audatex, José Luis Gata, "despite the barriers of autonomy, recharging of battery and high price it has still the electric vehicle, the truth is that the cost per kilometre is very low and its technology makes it hardly needed mechanical maintenance; Therefore, its saving benefits must see them clearly in terms of consumption and aftermarket".

The tires on a hybrid, double that in an electric

On the other hand, the analysis of Audatex also reflects notable differences in terms of the price of tyres depending on type of vehicle and travel mileage. And it is that according to the type of driving that is made and routes where more are present can know what vehicle it is more economical, since it is not the same making urban routes by road and motorway.

In the case of the efficient cars, while the electric returns to be the most economical, with about 600 euros on average in expenditure of tyres, the cost in wheels for a hybrid every 120,000 km is almost double, about 1,124 euros.

Also, if we compare it with the rest of engines, electric vehicles are more profitable than the petrol (869 euros) 69% and 64% for diesel models, whose drivers spend 300 euros more in replacement of your tires.