Russians who go to hybrids and electric vehicles, on average spend twice as much on repair and maintenance than owners of ordinary cars. This is stated in a joint study of the Fit Service auto repair network and the Gruzdev-Analyze Analytical Agency (there is at the disposal of “Renta.ru”).
The average electric vehicle service is 18,911 rubles, and for the car with an internal combustion engine (DVS) – 9888 rubles. Since two systems are installed in hybrid cars, service is more expensive. “Dual cooling system, two engines – DVS and electric, brake system with recovery. And if you touch the repair, the battery blocks for the regulations are only replaced, and their cost is incurred even with the replacement of the usual engine,” the co-founder noted and the director of Fit Service Danil said. Solovyov.
According to the study of the Gruzdev-Analyze agency, by 2035, the share of electric cars in the world will be 27 percent of the total number, but at the same time three of the four cars on public roads will still be with the familiar gasoline and diesel engines.
The market for used machines with an electric motor for the first nine months of this year increased by 58 percent in Russia compared to the same period last year. New sales soared five times. The average price of an electric vehicle is 1.4 million rubles.