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by flyinghamster 2882 days ago
Then the proper thing to do is provide relevant safety procedures in the service manual. Combustion cars certainly have plenty of hazards (toxic and flammable liquids, poison gas, rotating machinery, and, yes, high voltages, too).

Treating electric cars as "these are mystery devices that must be repaired only by us, because reasons" does the world an enormous disservice.

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That seems to be the attitude across tech, not just with electric cars. “Trust us and come into our magical garden where we take care of everything”

Extremely unappealing to me.