If a car never breaks down, then you don't need to waste time at a mechanic, either.
An electric car needs only electricity to operate, which is already distributed via wires to everyone’s home.
Both cars need tires; electric cars also need significantly less scheduled maintenance. No oil changes, no timing belt, etc.
People who have never owned electric cars just don’t grok this. Yes, some people live in apartments which often have no outlets for charging your car (altho they definitely do some places), but this is a minority of people in the US and so it’s fair to say that overall you likely will spend a lot less time charging than a typical gas car owner spends at gas stations. It’s a perfectly defensible statement.