> With electric vehicles now on the market in masses and coming of age, we’re starting to see the real culprits of aging The issue with the flash memory reside

> With electric vehicles now on the market in masses and coming of age, we’re starting to see the real culprits of aging The issue with the flash memory resides in the MCU (media control unit), which has nothing to do with the electric drivetrain. Cars with combustion engines can have this issue too. > once the flash memory in a Tesla’s infotainment unit goes bad, it essentially bricks the entire car. Essentially, yes. But as far as I am aware (correct me if i'm wrong) a Tesla with a bricked MCU will still drive. I am annoyed that articles like this make it sound that these types of faults are only happening to electric cars, which it is not. It might be a Tesla issue, as they are both ambitious and inexperienced in car component design, but it could have happened with other brands as well. > Fortunately, Jason Hughes, known as a ‘Tesla hacker,’ can service these units at a much lower cost. Yes, many people can, there is no secret technique to it. Just like a local garage can fix any part with any brand of car for much cheaper than the dealership. That is because dealerships have to replace parts, rather than repair them. There are many good reasons why they do this, I wont go into details here. Sure, a conventional car mechanic probably can't do it, but anyone with electronic repair experience can. That is a shift that is happening with all car brands. As cars are shifting towards computers on wheels, we must learn to distinguish mechanical repairs from electronic repairs.