A single quote tells you what a fleet costs to buy. It doesn't tell you what it costs to own for five years — and for a fleet running continuously across multiple projects, that longer-horizon number is the one that actually matters for budgeting.
See our reading a quote guide for what's typically included in a standard kit versus priced separately — the starting point for any TCO model has to be an accurate, complete initial cost, not just the headline unit price.
Battery packs are the component most likely to need replacement within a 5-year horizon — see our battery lifecycle guide for what affects replacement timing. Budget for at least one replacement cycle per pack over 5 years of regular use, adjusted for your actual usage intensity.
Decide whether an AMC or pay-as-you-go servicing fits your fleet size and usage pattern — see our AMC guide. Either way, budget an ongoing annual maintenance line rather than treating service as a one-off, unplanned cost.
A fleet with no accessible spare parts or slow service response carries a real, if harder-to-quantify, downtime cost — see our spare parts guide and service SLA guide for what to check on this before committing to a supplier.
See our renting vs buying guide for the fuller comparison — a 5-year TCO model is most useful when weighed directly against the cumulative cost of renting equivalent equipment over the same period.
List out: initial purchase (correctly itemized), expected battery replacement cycles, annual service cost (AMC or estimated pay-as-you-go), and a downtime-risk allowance based on your supplier's actual service reach. Contact us for the specific figures needed to build this out for your fleet size.
It captures the initial purchase, but not battery pack replacement, ongoing service and maintenance, or downtime risk over a multi-year ownership period.
At least one replacement cycle per pack for regular use, adjusted for actual usage intensity — see the battery lifecycle guide for what affects timing specifically.
Yes — a fleet with no accessible spare parts or slow service response carries a real cost even though it's harder to quantify than a line-item purchase price.
It gives a like-for-like total cost figure to weigh directly against the cumulative cost of renting equivalent equipment over the same period.
What's often priced separately, and how to compare quotes fairly.
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