Key Highlights
- EV maintenance charge comes as a shocker to one of the owners
- Reportedly charged Rs. 8,000 for service
- No major damage or part repair for this price
The sole idea of bringing in electric vehicles hasn’t been for a greener mobility but also lower costs associated with its rides and maintenance. However, a latest incident that has been shared by one of the E2W owners certainly brings major concerns related to service and maintenance costs associated with it. It seems getting your electric two wheeler scooter serviced can burn a big hole in your pocket. Here’s how a electric scooter owner got charged for general service higher than a standard ICE car and what the brand has said in response:
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Electric Scooter Service And Maintenance Cost Higher Than A Car?
They said EVs have a low maintenance fee because it has fewer moving parts
— Eshwar (@eshwar_nc) July 30, 2024
The EV: 🤦🤦🤦@atherenergy pic.twitter.com/1FgyYmhtXu
Sharing his ordeal on X, the user going by Eshwar handle shared the image of the Ather e-scooter’s service and maintenance bill. With an amount of Rs. 8,000, the electric two wheeler’s service charge seems higher than cars.
Raising concerns, the user shared a not stating “They said EVs have a low maintenance fee because it has fewer moving parts.” While this is true, the fewer parts which includes the motor, fans, and belt drives are prone to damage with daily rides and commutes. So getting them replaced remains the only solution for the consistent and reliable performance on any electric two wheeler
The owner notes that charges for basic servicing and replacement of two fans. Also, the e-scooter he got serviced didn’t meet any accidents that could have done some major damages to the physical parts. Any issues that he was experiencing with his electric scooter’s were apparently due general wear tear.
The owner’s Ather e-scooter for which he got charged Rs. 8,000 as a service cost is almost 4 years old with just 13,398 km distance travelled as per the odometer. Now, if it would have been a standard ICE scooter, the service cost would have been much lower considering there is hardly any major service or repair required within this timeline.
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Any Response From The Company?
In a response, Ather Energy has asked the customers for contact details in order to reach out for clearing the disparities. The customers then highlighted how he has been trying to get Ather Service Pack for the last 2 months but without any success. It remains to be seen if there is any solution for this being given to the customers from Ather.
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Conclusion
This high service charge might come as a bummer for EV owners across India. Knowing the fact that standard parts change would cost them more than a car can have an impact on the EV sales in the future. We hope owning an EV doesn’t turn out to be an expensive affair overall.
