I’m in the market for a new vehicle and would like to purchase an EV. However, I also have a fear of the software becoming obsolete or no longer supported. I tend to keep my vehicles for a long time, my current vehicle is 12 years old.
I think that's the only model that Tesla has dropped support for. The original Model S from 2012 is still supported by Tesla, and still gets software updates. Of course you won't get new features like self-driving improvements, but they still ship bug fixes and stuff like Spotify support. They also do maintenance and repairs, though I'm pretty sure all of the vehicles from that era are outside of warranty coverage.
There are millions of Model 3s & Model Ys around. If you buy one of those, you'll never have to worry about finding someone to do maintenance or repairs.
Unrelated, but its one of the reasons why unsolicited advice is distasteful.
I’m pointing out the worst case scenario to show your fears are unwarranted. With popular vehicles, you’ll have no problem getting repairs for decades to come.
EVs are equated with being computers on wheels, but that's just because barely any BEVs existed in the pre-software era, so there aren't many people who vow to never upgrade from their 1976 Sebring CitiCar.
I understand that some Internet-required features (such as viewing real-time charger availability in the car) will certainly become unavailable. But I'm prepared to use my phone to do the same thing.
So to your point - you can probably use a car after the manufacturer is gone or stops supporting a vehicle. But this comes with a risk of trusting these not very legal enterprises.
Probably by the same people running third party WoW servers :-p
All modern cars have this failure.
I just bought a used 2023 Nissan Leaf. It's the last model year of the original design, and has many tactile mechanical button, not jut a tablet on the dash. It's also totally self sufficient WRT cloud connectivity.
I'd highly ecommend this model and year...