[HN Gopher] EVs Could Last Nearly Forever-If Car Companies Let Them
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       EVs Could Last Nearly Forever-If Car Companies Let Them
        
       Author : fortran77
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2024-06-08 21:01 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theatlantic.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theatlantic.com)
        
       | allears wrote:
       | Paywall -- needs an archive link.
        
       | DaveExeter wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/rjpob
        
       | smarm52 wrote:
       | > Carmakers' approach may not resemble planned obsolescence so
       | much as "planned improvements," McDonald said--making older
       | hardware incompatible with software updates or other new
       | functions.
       | 
       | Or they may just move to the "leasing" model, where you pay a
       | subscription to have your war work. Then, if you miss a payment,
       | it locks you out and returns to a distribution hub, like some
       | Tesla's have done.
        
         | Always42 wrote:
         | C is not very close to W
        
           | gumby wrote:
           | "Sorry, Colonel. Nice tank you've got here. It'd be a shame
           | if it caught fire, wouldn't it."
           | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz0_r4PDyCs&t=1m31s
        
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