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Socho, EV le li tune fuel bachane ke liye, saala har mahine ₹5,000 tak bacha raha hai, service bhi kam. Lekin ek chota sa city mein accident ho gaya na, toh kaam se kaam ₹4 se ₹6 lakh ka bill aa sakta hai! Especially agar battery, inverter ya high-voltage system mein kuch ho gaya toh. Normal car mein toh parts mil jaate hain easily, repair bhi ho jaata hai.
Aur yeh sirf repair ka hai, insurance ka kya? EVs ka insurance premium bhi normal car se 15-30% upar hai. Kyunki bhaisaab, inki batteries aur complex parts ka risk zyada hai insurance companies ke liye. Standard comprehensive policy le lo, par battery mein degradation, paani se damage ya internal failure ho gaya toh woh cover nahi hota, aur kharcha phir tera hi. Average repair costs for common EV component failures often exceed those for comparable traditional car parts by several multiples.
Sabse mehnga item toh battery hi hai, bhai. Ek premium EV ki battery change karwana pade toh ₹8-15 lakh lag sakte hain! Matlab, 5 saal purani normal car ki price se bhi zyada. Aur India mein EV repair ka network abhi itna strong nahi hai. Trained log kam hain, special tools bhi nahi hain. Is wajah se repair cost zyada aur unpredictable hai.
Is sab se bachne ke liye kya karein? Experts keh rahe hain ki insurance mein kuch add-ons zaroor lo, jaise Battery Protection Cover, Zero Depreciation, Return-to-Invoice (RTI) Cover, Roadside Assistance, aur Consumables Cover bhi bade kaam ke hain.
Aage jaake jab technology aur badhegi, toh shayad yeh costs kam ho jayenge. Par abhi ke liye yeh hidden costs dhyan mein rakhna bahut zaroori hai.