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Shops that prey on the uninformed with unnecessary transmission flushes, coolant flushes and various oil and fuel additives are going to be grasping for work on EVs. Brakes on an EV should last longer in theory, regenerative braking doesn't use the brake system as much though the cars are heavier. I assume unnecessary brake jobs are going to increase.
Doing oil changes and other fluid myself on ICE cars I am only really going to a shop once a year for state inspection. An EV would be practically no maintenance to me. I'd say I'm out of the normal though because identifying and repairing brake, tire and suspension issues generally I can do myself.
You should be doing transmission service regularly though. Automatic transmissions are often claimed to be good for the life of the car, but regular drain and flush will prolong the life. Coolant flushes used to be more necessary than they are now.
You should be doing changes per the manufacturers schedule. Most places don't consider it or when you last got one at all when they try to sell it to you.
IIRC, there have been a few car companies that claimed that the transmission didn't need service. Without service the transmissions would fail at about 100k miles; with service they would last 2-3x longer.