You have no clue what goes into keeping a gas car on the road if you think EVs are long term unreliable by comparison. We don't need every bell and whistle. Goes, stops, turns. Best case scenario you need a massive stock pile of brake pads, oil, and filters in addition to your fuel with is hydrophilic and will go bad in 5 years no matter how much you stockpile.

I do, actually. Only an oldschool NA diesel could stand a chance, reliability and lack of complexity wise, and you'd need to upgrade hoses to silicone and other gimmicks, but still the question of seals and oils remain. Nobody will be driving cars if there's no industry for 5 years. Have you done the math on how much solar you'd need for 100 mile trips? I'd say you are way better off with a diesel if you are not using the car/truck daily. Large solar setups require maintenance also, whereas my dark room of diesel barrels requires nothing. The point that there will be no proper road infra is also ignored. Truck or suv with bigger tires will ne the best possible means of transport, worst category of EVs.

5 years is about my guess too how long any car or truck is useful without infrastructure, maximum. I just think it is more work to get that 5 years out of internal combustion. Still, local electric generation is useful for many things including keeping your starter batteries charged. Always amazes me how many self reliance people are anti solar. Proof of propaganda.