The real question is "how often does your car have to be taken somewhere for servicing?" Oil changes, by far, are the biggest differentiator here, assuming you

The real question is "how often does your car have to be taken somewhere for servicing?" Oil changes, by far, are the biggest differentiator here, assuming you don't do them yourself. That's every ~5000 miles (using synthetics you might go 7500-10,000) which is easily twice a year. (Intake air filters aren't quite as frequent but also need periodic replacement, and are specific to ICE.) Inspection is every year or every other year in most U.S. states, regardless of powertrain. Not having emissions included in inspection just saves you money, not the number of visits. Things like fuel filters and spark plugs are much less frequent - many spark plugs go 100K miles. Brakes could be a bit of a differentiator, but really those are something you tend to replace at your inspection, so can be rolled into your annual. Given all that, mechanics (you don't have to go to a dealership) could probably be reduced - places that can handle inspections and anything both EV and ICE powertrain vehicles require could be the norm, with a gradual reduction of the oil-change focused places as ICE cars faded in popularity. Ironically, the trend with EV is that you are more likely to have to go to the brand-specific repair shop cough dealership than you would with ICE, where the knowledge of how to service just about any ICE car has been well-distributed (with some exceptions of brand-specific things, but even ICUs tend to have published information available to independent mechanics.)