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Support and maintenance. We are already seeing electric cars equipped with unwanted sensors doing unwanted recording and being used to lock down potential opportunities for user service while integrating vehicle function with financing and billing status. Lots of people have been locked out of their hybrids when the batteries failed or were drained. Selling electric vehicles that have limited tracking and the fullest possible user empowerment including niceties like opening the doors without needing the batteries will bring a premium.