[akira2501]

> so making things hard to repair would likely be costing them money.

It's easier for them to repair because they have access to the manuals and diagnostic software necessary to quickly identify the issue.

> Electric cars are so much easier to repair in my opinion because of their simplicity

Parts of them, but the highest cost repairs on Tesla's are by far the body work; which is somehow an order of magnitude more expensive than other cars.

> Replacing the drive unit in most electric cars is like 2 sets of wires and 4-8 bolts.

That's a gross oversimplification and completely ignores the necessary reprogramming to make the replacement actually function in the new vehicle, which is precisely the problem with their repair model; you _can't_ actually do this yourself due to software barriers.

> But that'll change as electric vehicles become more common.

And as soon as the manufacturers release the necessary information to make them functional on their platform.