I don't know if servicing EV's has been discussed... One post in the comments for the article is as follows... "If you are thinking of a Tesla, be aware that SERVICE is often VERY difficult to get. I have to wait about a MONTH for a Tesla service no matter how simple the problem. Many problems simply are not solvable by local service particularly problems involving software causing sudden braking, and the so called "Full Self Driving" problems are not even addressable at present. We owners hope this will improve VERY soon!"
As far as Tesla, lets take a "cheap one" at 50 Large... I just figured my weekly grocery trip in with my current car at a *hopefully* not ever existent $10 a gallon... I used to drive for fun, now it's 100% business, just what needs to happen and nothing more... For just the base cost of 50 Large for a Tesla, not including ANYTHING else, I can drive said shopping trips in an ICE car at $10 per gallon for 48 years, which will be well past my allowed driving time anyway.
Ok, let's cut that in half for an "Econ" EV at 25 Large... 24 Years. That would be great, except then comes in the replacement battery and the charging and the service and the parts, which would probably make it a 60 Large car at the end.
Every possible scenario I run on EV's falls flat on it's face. Even if I was a Multi Millionaire... Refer to the quote above.
The video is from Bainbridge Island, WA, close to where I grew up... People there can buy a Tesla for every day of the week, so the accuracy of the demand is just that.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy...on-you-bought-one-but-can-you-get-it-serviced