I think most EV drivers will tell you that they use the brakes very infrequently - perhaps once or twice per hundred miles if one is driving long distances. Certainly if you're careful it'd be possible to never use the brakes. I think that's what EV owners think of as different to traditional cars. Yes, brakes can last a long time on traditional cars, but it seems intuitively obvious that if you're just not using them, they'll last longer for the same equipment.

Manual transmission drivers say the same.

The OP lives on top of a mountain. Brakes don't last 50k if you have to ride them for 5 minutes every time you leave home.

If you ride your brakes down a mountain, you are doing it wrong. Engine braking predated electric cars by quite some margin.

> Brakes don't last 50k if you have to ride them for 5 minutes every time you leave home.

You should never ride the brakes for minutes at a time! Even if didn't care about wear, the main problem is they will overheat and become less and less effective so if you suddenly need to brake harder during that downhill, you may have little to no braking power.

Always use engine braking if faced with a long steep downhill. Use the brakes occasionally to modulate speed but never ride them continuously for a prolonged time.