You do realize an electric vehicle has a radiator, right? Gotta keep the battery and cabin cool. This argument is so overdramatic and persistent that it sounds

You do realize an electric vehicle has a radiator, right? Gotta keep the battery and cabin cool. This argument is so overdramatic and persistent that it sounds like astroturfing from a PR shop. A modern car can run for a decade or more with even modest maintenance. My next car will probably be electric, and it’s purely an economic decision. I’ve never touched my cars crankshafts or mufflers, and it isn’t a hassle to own one. When my cars have issues, it’s the sunroof, the cheapo “luxury” interior finishes, the infotainment system controls. Rarely do I have a true mechanical failure. The IC engine is a modern marvel, not a horse shitting in the street, and an electric drive vehicle is also complex. To the end user, both electric motors and gas engines accelerate when you press the pedal, and my experience doesn’t really change beyond either I plug my car in every night or get gas every week. From Tesla forum: The Tesla thermal management system is fairly complex, using a compressor in a standard cooling cycle to provide cooling for cabin air, battery, and motor. Each of cabin, motor and battery have their own sealed coolant loops, but are thermally connected together by heat exchangers and in some cases, by fluidic valves. Two of the coolant loops use radiators and coolant very similar to what ICE cars have. (Edited this comment extensively for completeness.)