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So ICE cars sales model is like inkjet printers or water filter jugs, selling the car with lower profit to get you into the door, then more profit is made on maintenance and servicing?You are overlooking or not knowing one thing. Profit doesn't all come directly from the sale of a new car, it also comes from the sale of parts for servicing, maintenance of the vehicle. As you keep pointing out, an EV will require less maintenance and fewer parts so they have lost a source of profit and the profit will have to be made at the point of sale of the new car. This will also impact the profits of dealerships as the number of ICE cars decreases.
As a consumer, I am happy to contribute as little as possible towards dealership profits. They are just a middleman pushing up costs.
I would also be glad to have less maintenance requirements on my cars, spend less time looking after the car, more time actually using the car.
If that means cars will be slightly more expensive, then so be it. You'll still spend less over your ownership thanks to less time and money spent on maintenance.