The bottom line: Electric vehicles, whether they have two wheels or four, nearly always come with sophisticated software that needs to be maintained by the manufacturer.
Buying such a vehicle is therefore a bet that the manufacturer will remain in business and will continue to support its legacy vehicles.
The problem is that consumers don’t have enough information to be able to realistically judge that risk.
Fucking hell, this was begging for a corporate boot to lick.
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Genuinely anti consumer article. Extreme anti right to repair sentiment.
I thought you were kidding.
Fucking hell, this was begging for a corporate boot to lick.