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EV Repairs Are Cheaper Than Gas Cars, But (there are differences), Says Study (www.autoblog.com)
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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Opening up EVs to indie mechanics would be a godsend for competition and maintenance costs.

I remember this story from 2018... https://www.vice.com/en/article/rich-rebuilds-tesla-repair-and-salvage/

...that's about what we would call "Right To Repair" these days.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I can’t even get a complete ODB2 scan on a decade old car without paying hundreds of bucks for some janky software.

I’m not touching a hybrid, let alone an EV without a solid life insurance policy.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago

So the issue has nothing to do with them being EVs...

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

What about a PHEV?