I think most EV drivers will tell you that they use the brakes very infrequently - perhaps once or twice per hundred miles if one is driving long distances. Certainly if you're careful it'd be possible to never use the brakes. I think that's what EV owners think of as different to traditional cars. Yes, brakes can last a long time on traditional cars, but it seems intuitively obvious that if you're just not using them, they'll last longer for the same equipment.