but in practice it’s the opposite. electric cars have set the precedent that cars being serviceable only by the manufacturer is OK. ICE automobiles are on their way to being banned in a decade or two. that’s a huge opportunity for automakers to bring practices like these to the wider market, and policy makers will defend them because it’s hard to say “yes to electric cars, but only if …”
The fact that I’m forced to buy a car just to participate in modern life, but then not really own that car is infuriating. I’d rather just have functioning public transit, not this abomination of capitalism that electric cars seem to herald for us.
but in practice it’s the opposite. electric cars have set the precedent that cars being serviceable only by the manufacturer is OK. ICE automobiles are on their way to being banned in a decade or two. that’s a huge opportunity for automakers to bring practices like these to the wider market, and policy makers will defend them because it’s hard to say “yes to electric cars, but only if …”
The fact that I’m forced to buy a car just to participate in modern life, but then not really own that car is infuriating. I’d rather just have functioning public transit, not this abomination of capitalism that electric cars seem to herald for us.