One of the biggest selling points of electric vehicles is their low maintenance and fuel costs, both for normal consumers and fleet customers. That’s something that was touted when the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro was revealed last month as well. Now, a new Department of Energy (DOE) study backs up automaker’s initial claims about the Ford F-150 Lightning Pro cost savings with some interesting data.
The study takes a look at every single maintenance item related to both ICE and BEV light-duty vehicles, then calculates an estimated scheduled maintenance cost for each. Unsurprisingly, since BEVs lack many of the wear components present in ICE vehicles – including things like spark plugs, oil, timing belts, sensors, and more – maintenance costs are considerably lower for electric vehicles – 6.1 cents per mile for BEVs, versus 10.1 cents per mile for light-duty ICE vehicles.
These numbers are contingent on a variety of factors, of course, including the use of the vehicle and downright luck. Regardless, the data gives us a good idea of what we can save, on average, by driving an electric vehicle instead of one that’s gas-powered. It also jives with what Ford Motor Company previously reported regarding the Ford F-150 Lightning Pro cost savings.
The automaker claims that the Lightning Pro can reduce scheduled maintenance costs by 40 percent over eight years and 100,000 miles when compared to a Ford F-150 equipped with the automaker’s 2.7L EcoBoost V6 over the same timeframe and mileage interval. The DOE estimates a 39.6 percent reduction in maintenance costs, which is about as close as these estimates can possibly get.
Fleets can also factor in additional savings from using electricity versus fuel, which is cheaper, particularly when charging at a company’s physical location rather than using a third-party charging station. Plus, fleet customers will also have access to Ford’s new digital fleet planning tool, which can help them monitor and reduce costs in a number of other areas as well.
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those brake service numbers look high since most braking is done through regen on BEVs
Typical BS !! Doesn’t take into account initial cost of the vehicle or the cost to install charging stations for them at home or businesses. Nor does it account for lost time during the work day for recharges.
Well, let’s just say the maintenance costs are backloaded until the battery pack has to be replaced. Even if the first user unloads it prior to this occurring, someone is going to have to deal with it.
Not sure about fords fully electric battery pack
But there are stories of tesla batteries with 200k to 400k w/still alot of battery life
I’ll be a oil burner forever but I do see the future in bevs
Could we get a link to the study?
It took me a while to find, but the figure can be seen on page xxii of this PDF
https://afdc.energy.gov/files/u/publication/total_cost_of_ownership_quantification.pdf?c49755ae06
I just got my Lightning. I don’t drive long distance, so charging at home with 110 will work for now. My town has free EV charging stations. If you drive one of these, you’d piss your pants. I have gas vehicles, but this is the way of the future. The infrastructure will get better and better, as will the technology. This reminds me of the days when people had horses and poo-pooed The Model T.