This looks like a semantics issue. Specifically, I think “maintenance costs” is probably a bad term.

Wrong end:

LOL, “bulletproof”... http://dashboard-light.com/vehicles/Ford_Crown_Victoria.html They’re pretty much garbage. You’re forgetting that you’d have to replace almost the entire suspension, the battery, and the brakes three times by 300K miles. Never mind the fact that they suck fuel like a 747.

I’m wondering if part of the “cost” they’re considering is loss of use while the car is being serviced. If a car spends the majority of the day waiting for service, it can’t be used to pick up fares and generate revenue.

Those figures are including fuel costs - I.e. total cost for mileage in the Lincoln would’ve been ~$70,000 inc fuel and maintenance. In the Tesla it’s just maintenance costs, as the Tesla gets free supercharging.