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Obviously, true on fuel...  maintenance?  Not so sure you'll save money if after a number of years (who knows how many) you'll need to replace the batteries for $5k-ish...    that's equivalent to a lot of ongoing maintenance.

Yes, battery replacement is expensive. (Supposedly the battery life of the Tesla 3 is supposed to be over 300,000, which is longer than most of us would usually keep our cars. I had my last car for around 200,000km.)

But, lets say you had some bad luck, and in the 10 years you have an electric car you have to replace the battery once. That's $5,000.

Lets compare that to your standard internal combustion engine:

I usually need an oil change (costing around $50) around 3 times a year. Total cost over 10 years: $1500
On my old car I needed to get my timing belt replaced after around 100,000 km. Cost: ~$1000.
Its recommended that you do a transmission flush (cost: ~$300) every ~20-30,000 km.. If you keep your car 10 years and put 200,000 km on, the cost will be: $1800.
Spark plugs should probably be replaced occasionally, at a cost of ~$100 (parts and labor). I've seen suggestions it be done every 20-30,000 miles. But lets be optimistic and say you replace them after 50,000. That's still 3-4 spark plug changes, for $300.
Every car has a battery, and usually people have to change it once in the life of the car. This will probably cost ~$200.

So, over 10 years, you are likely to spend $5000 on just the items I mentioned above.

Now, I did not include other costs, such as brake pad replacements, or things like replacing headlights/brake lights, doing alignments, etc. And my dealer regularly suggests doing things like fuel injector cleanings, but those are to some degree optional. I do recognize that electric cars will have similar associated costs. I tried to concentrate only on the elements of a car that were specific to gasoline engines.

https://interestingengineering.com/tesla-puts-price-on-model-3-battery-module-replacement-around-5000-7000

Overall? Electric motors tend to be simpler (with fewer moving parts). You have less need for a complex cooling system, lubrication systems, etc., and this overall tends to make them more reliable.