Electric vehicles have very low maintenance costs because they don’t have as many moving parts as internal combustion engines. There are very little servicing costs for electric vehicles as compared to petrol or diesel engines. The yearly cost of running an electric car is therefore affordable.
It might be cheaper to drive an EV because, although the initial cost (purchase price) of the electric vehicle can be up to Rs.5 lakhs more than a conventional car, the running costs are cheaper leading to savings on both fueling up and serving / maintenance.