Electric cars don't need as much maintenance as gas-powered ones. Here are key differences between them.

• Gas-powered vehicles require maintenance like oil changes and more.
• EVs are mechanically simpler and more electronic, requiring less routine work.
• Still, there are key nuances to EV maintenance that drivers should know.

Taking your car to the shop will look a lot different if you drive an EV versus a gas-powered vehicle.

EV-drivers can say goodbye forever to oil changes and various other common gas-drivetrain maintenance responsibilities. Tesla has advertised its vehicles with that, touting them as "eliminating the need for service."