Comment by user_7832

> Being able to shed the ICE bits from the car's powertrain eliminates multiple entire classes of maintenance burden.

I don't know but is this a uniquely US (and/or a few other such countries) thing, because of the high volume of daily driving?

Here in India we send our (ICE) car in for a service somthing like once or twice a year? And that too is mostly because "the engine sounds a bit off", not "the car isn't starting".

Less maintenance sure is nice, but I don't think it's consciously a "problem" for many.