Competing. North American auto manufacturing suffers from idonnwanna and misses the bullet train to tomorrow. Idonnwanna, a by product of oil saturated Boards of Directors who think compliance chants of "idonnwanna" will restore the Alamo

Volkswagen? Volkswagen just forges ahead.

GM says "ban Chinese EVs"

Volkswagen is now the top seller in China. China

"Volkswagen’s first custom-tailored EV rolls out as it retakes the top spot in China"

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Volkswagen’s first custom-tailored EV rolls out as it retakes the top spot in China

Volkswagen sold over 100,000 vehicles in China last month, overtaking BYD and Toyota as the top-selling car brand. To stay...

^{Peter Johnson (Electrek)}

If EV batteries are now projected to last beyond the lifespan of the vehicles they're installed in, should we not prepare for that eventuality?

What if, we propose a regulation for car makers that says something like "make your batteries easily removable for the purposes or repair, replacement or recycling"?

How hard could it possible be? Imagine a world with standardized battery mounts. Hey, we have CANBUS, so we *can* do standards in cars.

#EV #repairReuseRecycle #righttorepair