They only need repairs if they break down. EV reliability is quite good. In any case, the cost of repairs is a temporary effect. Mostly this is just dealer ign

They only need repairs if they break down. EV reliability is quite good. In any case, the cost of repairs is a temporary effect. Mostly this is just dealer ignorance and a lack of mechanics that know how to do these repairs. So, they are learning on the job, making beginners mistakes, and are having issues correctly diagnosing problems with cars they are supposed to fix. This all adds up to higher bills. But that should get less of an issue as these repairs become more routine and people get trained up. Otherwise, the TCO of EVs was already quite favorable for fleet owners, lease companies, and anyone capable of using the power of spreadsheets needed to calculate the difference. There are some clear trends there. For commercial fleets, EVs are very popular because they are simply better from an economic point of view. With purchase price of new vehicles dropping below that of equivalent ICE vehicles soon, this is going to become more obvious for less calculating consumers as well.