Story time since you asked...These are not all mine per say but are in the immediate family.If he has owned 5 EVs the oldest being 6 years old. I don't believe this shows how reliable they are. Now I question, why 5 EVs in 6 years?
The first EV I bought was a compliance car that was only sold in California / Arizona I believe. It is called a Chevy Spark EV. It only got about 70 miles of range in good weather, but it was also cheap and I wanted to test the waters of electric vehicles before spending more than 10-12k on something that I didn't know a lot about etc. I believe that one was a 2015 and I bought it used in 2017. The Spark EV was a good little commuter car and was basically just like a Chevy Spark except with instant acceleration and obviously running on electricity instead of gas. I sold that one once I bought my next vehicle.
The 2nd EV I bought was a new Tesla Model 3.
The 3rd EV was a Chevy Bolt EV. It was a no frills basic grocery getter and essentially acted as a commuter vehicle. It was fine but I ended up selling it after a couple years of ownership and got a used 2015 Tesla Model S. The Bolt EV was partially purchased to replace the last gas car in the family but was also purchased to take advantage of the dealer discounts and tax credit that I got at the last day possible before it was halved. (Now this phase out isn't a thing and most brands qualify for some credit)
The 4th EV was a Tesla Model Y which replaced the used Model S. The S was a great car but we wanted something larger to haul more stuff on a day to day basis.
I still have the Model 3 and Model Y. The 3 is now 5 years old and it's never had a single issue. I've just replaced the tires. You'll likely never need to replace brakes on an EV if you're using the regen braking.
5th EV is a Rivian. I would use caution against a Rivian right now unless it's an auxiliary vehicle that you aren't depending on day to day just because they are a very new company and the closest service center is in Cincinnati Ohio. So far it's been great but if I needed to get it fixed I'd have to take it to Ohio which is a big pain.