Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

  • TBiEnglish
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    We have an BMW i3. 8 years old. Battery is fine. But car is written off now because the inverter failed. 11k€ repair. Worst part is that due to BMW software locks it’s almost impossible for third party repair to work on the car. Any replaced part needs to be “blessed” by BMW.

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      That’s the bullshit we should be focusing on. And not only in the EV space. See John Deere