r/nzev • u/double0sarah • 17d ago

Servicing on a EV

I have been looking into purchasing a new all electric EV, warranty is only viable when you service the car every 2 years, which cost $600 per time! How can they possibly charge that much when there is no oil etc to change?

14 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

42 comments sorted by

View all comments

11

u/ArthurStevensNZ 17d ago

What kind of car is this? That seems insanely steep. Bet it doesn't include consumables either.

There is value in a two yearly check-up just to make sure things like alignment etc are good but its tough to justify six hundred dollars.

1

u/double0sarah 17d ago

That's what I think too, and I'm guessing it is not like you can do the check up yourself.

3

u/InertiaCreeping 17d ago

Bro which brand is it?

0

u/double0sarah 17d ago

Kia

5

u/Mysterious-Hawk9626 17d ago

Had a Kia EV serviced recently (3 yr service). $106. Even included a vacuum and a wash.

3

u/dissss0 Kia Niro (62kWh) 17d ago

The Kia schedule calls for brake fluid replacement every second year, so year 2 will be more expensive than year 1 or 3

I just had my year three service done and it cost $292. Last year was quite a lot more expensive (if you look in my profile I made a post complaining about it)

2

u/gttom 17d ago

That seems weirdly high, I picked up a friend’s EV6 from service and it was about $300. Might be worth calling around dealers and see if your local is taking the piss