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But you can replace the ECU in a gasoline powered car, or the entire engine if you want. You may have to recode some of the parts such as the headlights and the
by lodovic 1y ago
But you can replace the ECU in a gasoline powered car, or the entire engine if you want. You may have to recode some of the parts such as the headlights and the airbags. Often you can use parts from other brands. But replacing anything in an EV is a nightmare: all the parts, motor management, battery management, charging controller are tightly integrated, signed, coded to the car etc.
- _aavaa_ 1y agoBut that’s not because the car is an EV, that’s because the manufacturer is greedy. The door handles, infotainment, tire pressure gauges, gas cap, etc. all could have a digital locks on them to bless them with DMCA protection.
- lodovic 1y agoFair enough, but it seems to be more prevalent with EVs because electric power is a given in such a car, where a diesel or gasoline car usually has fallbacks for most electric systems except the lights and the dashboard, and the alternator can keep the engine running if the battery suddenly dies.
- _aavaa_ 1y agoI absolutely agree. I think the only reason they don’t do it for all gasoline cars is because of the cost. If everything is done in software for the EV you have to write that software anyway. Might as well write it to pull more money from your customer. This will require legislative changes to stop, right to repair laws (looking at you John Deere) are a good first step.