Timely maintenance is even more important with your Johnsburg Electric Vehicle

Even if you have an electric vehicle in your

Johnsburg driveway, maintenance is still critical.

You pull out of your Johnsburg driveway and you watch the gas stations go by as you smile from behind the wheel of your EV – Electric Vehicle. Of course, at some point, you will have to stop and charge the battery but you still take some comfort that you’re not standing next to your car as the fuel pumps into your tank.

One of the true comforts you take with your EV is that the mechanics of your vehicle are simplified. You don’t have to worry about the engine breaking down anymore, and we all know how costly that can be. But there’s more to your EV vehicle than you may have considered when you first parked it in your Johnsburg driveway.

Many of the parts found on gasoline-driven vehicles are also present on your EV. These require the same maintenance as your gasoline-powered vehicle. For instance, you EV still has:

Tires and Wheels
Brakes
Steering and Suspension
Windshield Wipers and Solvent
Electrical Components, such as lights, as well as dashboard instruments and gauges
Air Conditioning Compressor and System

An EV also has some parts that are unique to an Electric Vehicle, such as its massive battery. Actually, your EV has two batteries – a traction battery and an auxiliary battery. The EV’s batteries generally come in the following types:

Lithium-ion
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Lead-Acid
Ultracapacitor

These batteries are expensive and one of the problems you’ll have with them is the quality and capacity of the batteries will degrade over time.

Signs that your battery is loosing its umph include:

It takes longer to charge the battery.
The driving range between charges decreases
Performance in extreme hot or cold temperatures begins to decline

When dealing with extreme cold weather, it may help to warm the vehicle while it’s charging.

Still, you’ll have to plan your route to ensure that you can find a charging station along the way, should you need it.

Another potential problem with your EV is the risk of glitches to the software. Promptly accept system upgrades when they arrive. If necessary, try rebooting the system.

Keep in mind that your EV will not have the same towing capacity as a similar gasoline-powered engine.

Generally speaking, parts for EVs tend to cost more than their counterparts for gasoline-powered vehicles. This makes timely maintenance all the more critical. In other words, keep after that EV in your Johnsburg driveway to achieve the full benefits of an Electric Vehicle.

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