Commercialisation of Sales and Cost Calculation for Maintenance and Use of Electric Vehicles

The purpose of the diploma thesis is to present electric vehicles by vehicle structure, motorisation and battery charging method, and to examine how their sales are conducted in the market. The aim is to present the method of using electric vehicles and the costs of their maintenance, as well as the options for charging electric batteries (types of charging stations). She found that sales of electric vehicles have increased over the past 3 years, but people are still not sufficiently aware of their usability and advantages. All sales staff in authorised companies selling electric vehicles and mechanics, who must regularly train and improve their skills to be able to carry out necessary interventions on electric vehicles, also contribute to this as sales ambassadors.

Problem

The purpose of the diploma thesis is to present electric vehicles by vehicle structure, motorisation and battery charging method, and to examine how their sales are conducted in the market. The aim is to present the method of using electric vehicles and the costs of their maintenance, as well as the options for charging electric batteries (types of charging stations). As the cost of vehicle maintenance increases every year, buyers are looking for alternatives to replace the use of fuel.

Since the development of electric vehicles began a good decade ago, the price of such a vehicle is still quite high, and charging the battery in the vehicle is no longer free of charge. The thesis also aims to present what is required for the maintenance and servicing of electric vehicles. For any more advanced vehicle, especially electric, sufficiently advanced technology is needed to diagnose faults in the vehicle and appropriate servicing.

In the theoretical section of the diploma thesis, she described the history of electric vehicles, their composition and types of electric charging stations at which vehicle batteries can be charged.

Results

She found that sales of electric vehicles have increased over the past 3 years, but people are still not sufficiently aware of their usability and advantages. All sales staff in authorised companies selling electric vehicles and mechanics, who must regularly train and improve their skills to be able to carry out necessary interventions on electric vehicles, also contribute to this as sales ambassadors. The technology of all types of vehicles, especially electric vehicles, is developing rapidly, and with appropriate training, the level of knowledge of all employees in the process of selling and servicing vehicles must be regularly upgraded with additional skills development.

In the practical section of the diploma thesis, she collected customers' opinions on electric vehicles through a survey and examined their interest in purchasing electric vehicles. Most respondents believe that electric vehicles are not suitable for them, as the capacity for storing electrical energy in the battery is currently still too small for electric motor vehicles to completely replace vehicles powered by fossil fuel engines. Other factors that do not contribute to even greater sales of electric vehicles include high prices, low state subsidies that would contribute to increased sales, and poor infrastructure for charging electric vehicles.