Nobody said they're zero-maintenance. > I drive a 23 year old car, and the only thing I've had to replace that I wouldn't have to replace on an EV is a timing

Nobody said they're zero-maintenance. > I drive a 23 year old car, and the only thing I've had to replace that I wouldn't have to replace on an EV is a timing belt. We're discussing things you have to replace in 23 years of owning an ICE car that you don't have to replace on an EV.