Tesla has the highest
Tesla has the highest maintenance costs of any EV, and they are much higher than almost all of the luxury /premium vehicles that it competes with. Sure, you can just not do what Tesla recommends, and sure, if you come in with a problem when the car is young they might (might) do the maintenance at no cost - so do other premium brands. The difference is that with companies like BMW the maintenance is included in the cost of the vehicle through the whole lease, or about the time the first owner typically keeps the vehicle. With Tesla you have to add maintenance on to the cost of the vehicle. Please feel free to visit the Tesla maintenance price page here: http://www.teslamotors.com/service#/service-plans