You may be thinking about switching to an electric car, and with the way gas prices are right now, we wouldn’t blame you. There can be many benefits to owning an electric car, even looking past gas prices or electric car maintenance. Speaking of gas, there are many questions when it comes to owning an electric car and one of our most common questions our Orlando Toyota techs receive is if electric cars need oil? We’ll let our Orlando Toyota techs explain further!
Does Your Car Need an Oil Change or Other Electric Car Maintenance?
If you’re not well versed in electric car technology, don’t worry, you are not the only one. Many people come through our Orlando Toyota dealership door with the thought of owning an electric vehicle but don’t know much about it, including electric car maintenance. Luckily we have the Orlando Toyota tech experts that know all about what you need to know about your Orlando Toyota electric car maintenance. The big thing you need to know is - there is no need for oil! Since electric vehicles do not have a conventional engine, you won’t need to be spending your time getting those oil changed every few thousand miles.
Our Orlando Toyota techs do want you to be sure you know the difference between a true electric vehicles, hybrids and some plugin hybrids that can be confused or called electric vehicles will need oil and therefore oil changes. Hybrids, like their name implies are not completely electric so they do depend on an engine rather fully on an electric motor. This means there will be some electric car maintenance.
You Want To Know About Electric Car Maintenance - No Hybrids Involved!
Ok, so we’ve determined you don’t have a hybrid. Our Orlando Toyota specialists want to make sure you know exactly what electric car maintenance your vehicle needs. Luckily, for you this is pretty simple. Take a look a the list our Orlando Toyota techs have put together for your electric car maintenance needs:
Software checks – Just like your phone, your car might need a software update. Just like your smartphone, it may require special cords or to be hooked up to a specialized network in order to update at its peak and fastest performance. We suggest asking to do this whenever you are already receiving electric car maintenance to help consolidate any inconvenience..
Battery maintenance and inspections are important according to our Orlando service reps when it comes to electronic vehicles. Be sure to schedule an appointment if you feel any type of strange or different feeling when you’re on the road.
Transmission fluid – some electric cars still use transmission fluid so be sure to check your owner’s manual or ask one of our Orlando Toyota auto service techs
Tire rotations and new tires - Just like any other vehicle you will want to be sure to keep up to date on your electric car maintenance regarding tires,
Brake service which includes but isn't limited to, brake pads.
There will always be electric car maintenance, regardless of how advanced your car may be. At Toyota of Orlando, we want you to be as safe as can be on the road. If you need your car serviced or have any questions regarding your vehicle, please reach out. Call our Toyota service center today at (407) 298-0001, schedule your auto service online, or feel free to stop by at 3575 Vineland Road, just off I-4 across from the Millenia Mall!
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