@jeffw to TechnologyEnglish • 7 months agoVolkswagen and Rivian agree to $5 billion partnershipwww.engadget.commessage-square20arrow-up1128arrow-down15
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minus-squareGormadtlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoHoly shit you weren’t joking! Given Apple’s track record for allowing people to repair their devices this would have been a nightmare product
minus-squareGhostalmedialinkEnglish2•7 months agoTo be fair, repairing any modern car is kind of a nightmare.
minus-squareGormadtlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoEspecially electric ones. “What’s that you have code for the battery?you need a full new one, we don’t replace bad cells.”
They just disbanded that project.
Holy shit you weren’t joking!
Given Apple’s track record for allowing people to repair their devices this would have been a nightmare product
To be fair, repairing any modern car is kind of a nightmare.
Especially electric ones.
“What’s that you have code for the battery?you need a full new one, we don’t replace bad cells.”