openwater,

Many dealers who sell ICE powered cars are reluctant to sell EVS since the latter are much more mechanically reliable and require a LOT less maintenance. Brake components last much longer when regenerative braking is employed. Electric motors will last decades longer than ICE motors. Dealers don't need to be replacing oil, filters of various sorts, transmission fluid and on and on in EVs. In the 2005 Prius the batteries gave less trouble than any other component in the car (not lithium ion batteries at that point). I think the EV "debate" like so many others will not be based entirely on the facts! This is just human nature.

http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2016/12/the-chevy-bolt-ev-requires-zero_12.html