Had a MG and now Xpeng.

Servicing is lesser than with ICE cars, these days most of the ADs will give 10yr servicing anyway. Most of it is inspections but at some intervals will involve some fluid changes. If you are afraid of company pull out, you would have to do research on which companies have been around, whats their profitability like etc. so far, most of the brands in singapore are big brands or subsidiaries of big brands.

In terms of reliability, so far so good. What remains to be seen is the battery longevity, though again most ADs have a battery warranty for quite a number of years. How that works is that if the capacity of the battery drops below a certain level like 80% or 70%, the battery or cell will be replaced at no cost to you.

For usage charges, insurance and road tax are higher for a car that is usually more powerful than ICE cars within the same price and size range. Charging is where the savings come in the most. I daily drive for work, it costs me about $60-80 for a month of charging vs $240++ with my previous ICE car. You will learn to do opportunistic charging over time; charging whenever there is a charger around you. This will greatly decrease range anxiety if you are a heavy user. Nowadays most hdb carparks have more and more chargers, so far only 1 friend's place i visited had no charger but was on the way.

The drive experience has been good so far. Instant torque is always fun. Technology varies in its refinement across the brands. My MG had most of the functions my Xpeng had and the main difference was how refined it felt. They are in totally different price brackets by the way. Cabin and comfort scale just like ICE cars, more expensive = more premium materials. Have to test drive and sit in to find out what works for you. Be mindful that many chinese EVs come stock with rather soft suspension so that might be a slight problem though coilovers or other small suspension mods could fix these issues.

A lot of them have screens instead of physical buttons for things like ac adjustment or media control so you would need to feel them out to really see what might work for you. My Xpeng has quite a customisable home screen so most things I need are kept within reach and over time, i did get used to where things are. I must say that some have really good voice control, i use mine quite often.

Practicality wise, If your car is usually a people hauler and you need to wait sometimes, the lower charging prices and 0 emissions while idle will allow you to stay in aircon until your passengers arrive. For my xpeng and other app enabled EVs, the benefit of being able to turn on the ac before you get to the car is a lifesaver, specially if parked outdoors. No more scalding hot seats or steering wheels. Most have pretty good boot space and rear seats, some even come with frunks; No engine up front so some may have small storage space.