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There is no intention to allow people to work on their EVs. Between DRM and impossible complexity the vast majority of cars after around 2008 are almost impossible to fix yourself by design.

The next generation of vehicles are likely to drive away themselves if you haven't made payments and even drive themselves to be crushed.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/future-fords-could-repossess-t...

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OTOH, it's far easier to do basic maintenance on an EV than it is on an ICE, mostly because there's so much less to do. You can get away with just doing tires & windshield wipers, but you should also occasionally lube the brakes, test the brake fluid for water and change the cabin air filter.

> the vast majority of cars after around 2008 are almost impossible to fix yourself by design.

Then this isn't really an EV problem, it's an industry problem.

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