ANglEAUT:

 

insane: ... So seeing suggestions that EVs are somehow so significantly easier to maintain irks me.

 

Sorry, but there must be a reason why I only pay $70 for a service on my Leaf when others are spending $150 - $800 on a service.

 

I've done 120 000km in my 2015 24KW Leaf since early 2018. With my 25km round trip a day lately, I only have to charge every 3rd day.

 

Just looking at regular servicing costs is a rather simplistic way to count servicing costs. A lot of costs occur outside of a regular service. To give an example, my car, an ICE, has cost me absolutely zero to service for the 2 and half years I have owned it. However this isn't a true reflection of what it costs to run, I will shortly have to replace the tyres, suddenly my running costs increase significantly. If we want to talk about the true costs we need to amortise wear and tear over the life of the vehicle and not look at a snap shot in time.

The way I see it with an ICE car you pay a bit more as you go with servicing costs due to the costs associated with engine oil changes etc whereas with the EV you pay in a big lump sum later on with battery degradation requiring battery replacement or potentially significant depreciation if you sell when the battery needs replacement.

All the other systems will require an equal amount to be spent on ongoing repair/servicing.