https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45631855
The original poster does a much better job than I explaining the issue.
> Even if it’s true that people have a “perception”, it won’t matter in the medium term, these folk are going to learn pretty quick that EVs are more reliable than ice cars. Much simpler, much less to go wrong.
When people make this claim I know they have never had to work on a vehicle. What you think is simpler (which I suspect is less moving parts) actually isn't. Mechanical systems can be diagnosed by simply prodding / wiggling them much of the time or a visual inspection.
EVs for the most part have a huge amount of electronics and computer software. Computer software is incredibly complex in its own right and I shouldn't need to spell that here.
Electronics can fail with moisture and dirt. Electronics are the most difficult thing to solve when repairing a vehicle and this includes working on older vehicles. Issues are difficult to diagnose and intermittent.
So while is mechanically it is simpler, that is dwarfed complex electronics and computer software which is many of orders of magnitude more complex.