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You want to share the road with a hillbilly driving at 80 mph who just hand soldered his battery pack together with the cheapest cells he could find on ebay?
by qwertox 2y ago
You want to share the road with a hillbilly driving at 80 mph who just hand soldered his battery pack together with the cheapest cells he could find on ebay?
- _yb2s 2y agoYes- I’m already sharing the road with people that DIY repair their cars. I’m an ex pro mechanic, most mechanics shops are in such a hurry they are not doing better work than DIY repairs. Your average hillbilly has been repairing things their whole life and knows what they’re doing.
- dns_snek 2y agoYou're alredy sharing the road with people who don't maintain their cars, don't have insurance, and people who could intentionally crash into you at any time, yet you still drive. This type of scaremongering is nonsense and does nothing except make corporate executives smile.
- qwertox 2y agoI'm pretty glad that maintenance and insurance are mandatory, and that most alterations to a vehicle require passing a special inspection. And it would be great if batteries, including their mounting frame and cooling system, were standardized in such a way that one would not only be able to let a shop replace the battery, but also have the option to buy a car without a battery and either reuse the old one or buy a new one from a better brand.