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I've owned two of them since 2017. both run great. the only one that's been to the shop ever was when my wife pulled into the garage with the door open.
I've rotated the tires, put air in them occasionally, topped up the washer fluid a few times, and washed/vacuumed. that's it for maintenance.
they're not for everybody. lots of people don't have a good charging setup at home. people that need to drive a couple hundred miles every day aren't a good candidate. you don't want to tow anything regularly with these vehicles.
but there's plenty of market for people who drive less than 50 miles a day who can charge at home or at work and these cars are practically no compromise at all.
I think counting on stable oil prices going forward has always been a bad bet.