How much less does an electric or hybrid car cost to maintain per mile?
In Argonne National Laboratory's cost model for the U.S. Department of Energy, scheduled maintenance costs $0.061 per mile for a battery-electric car against $0.101 for a gasoline car, 41% less, and 7% less for a hybrid (2019 dollars).
Scheduled maintenance cost per mile by powertrain (modeled)
Gasoline car$0.101
Hybrid$0.094
Plug-in hybrid$0.090
Battery-electric$0.061
What it shows: Gasoline car is the largest at $0.101, followed by Hybrid at $0.094; the smallest shown is Battery-electric at $0.061.
Data: Argonne National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, ANL/ESD-21/4, Figure ES-4, downloaded 2021 report, 2019 dollars · model. Chart: CalcScrape · calcscrape.com