That many 9's implies there is only 1/100th of a person that can maintain the car. You are throwing up a new-part supply-chain problem. Yet another red herring, a pathetic argument. Firstly, there are indeed third party suppliers of parts for EVs, you don't need to only replace parts with OEM. Secondly, my original point is EVs don't need nearly as much drivetrain maintenance as an ICE vehicle. The drivetrain is about 20x or more reliable and less maintenance than ICE. Thirdly, the main parts would need to maintain on an EV are readily available from parts stores and from many suppliers, and the dope that can't fucking change brakes on their car can still find any mechanic to do it for them because its the exact same interchangeable parts as all other vehiclea on the road. Lastly, there are plenty stupid brars out there that drag race their EVs and get them tangled around a telephone pole. This means there are plenty perfectly good parts available in the junk yard. Just because you don't understand something doesen't mean its something to be afraid of.
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It's not a pathetic argument when car makers are throwing up more roadblocks to People repairing their own vehicles. Nowadays, a lot of parts that have to be replaced won't work with the system until you actually reprogram the body control modules or the ECU for the engine. People can't actually do that, which is the problem. And a lot of the vital components in electric vehicles are more heavily integrated with the electronics. Aside from regular maintenance and stuff like brakes or shocks, and even shocks sometimes are an exception to that, you can't actually do a lot of the work yourself, so it's not ridiculous as long as people don't have access to the electronics tools and the programming tools in order to actually replace bigger components on vehicles.
Your beef is with all auto manufacturers. Why are you using this as an argument against EVs?
Because it's worse in newer EVs.
Dude, I'm glad you are having a good time with yours. Many don't. I, personally, won't.
Hey, I'm not forcing you to do anything. I'm just pointing out you are following the crowd
I'm really not. I buy old cars I can fix myself. Nearly no one I know does that anymore.
How is it worse when they turn off your EV without your permission than when they turn off your ICE without your permission? Obviously you have never been late on child support payments. You have more to be concerned about than just a fucking remote switch in your car.
Because you can't just buy another ecu and slap it in, tune it and drive. High end motor controllers are really effing dangerous let alone harder for idiots like me to wrap their heads around how to get stuff running right without setting anything on fire.
Of course I haven't been late on a child support payment. I've never had a kid. 😮💨
Electronics are replaceable, just like an ECU. Someone will make a new VFD controller and bypass all of the security controls when it becomes a problem. There are hot-rod guys that have these EVs torn down and know them inside out.
Yup. But, yes not the same level as aftermarket ICE stuff now.
It's also exceptionally dangerous to play with that stuff casually. It's beyond my capability.