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Europe Just Passed a Law That Its Own Car Industry Wasn't Built to Follow
One law says third parties get fair access to your car's data. Most cars were built to send that data somewhere else first: straight to the manufacturer.
Without This Software Trick, Your Connected Car Bill Would Be $3,600 a Month
Uploading everything a car's sensors record would cost thousands of dollars a month. One piece of onboard software cuts that bill by 99.7% before it ever leaves the vehicle.
A Misconfigured Cloud Folder Exposed 800,000 Cars' Exact Parking Spots
Precise to within 10 centimeters. That's how accurately a misconfigured cloud folder revealed exactly where 800,000 electric vehicles had been parked.
Two Companies Made $14 Million Combined. One Automaker Alone Wants $20 Billion.
Two companies tried to build a business selling access to car data. Combined, they made $14 million before failing. One automaker wants $20 billion from the same idea.
The Cheapest Bidirectional Charger Isn't the Charger At All
Two ways to add bidirectional charging to your home. One costs four times as much and takes four times as long to pay back. Here's the actual math.
Why France Has Free V2G Charging and Germany Doesn't
One country solved a tax problem in a single regulatory clarification. Its neighbor still hasn't fixed the same problem three years later.
The EU's 2027 EV Charger Mandate Has a Testing Problem Nobody Can Fix Yet
You can't certify a charger against a test that hasn't been published. That's the quiet problem sitting underneath Europe's 2027 bidirectional charging deadline.
Why a Wrecked EV Sells for Five Times Its Scrap Value
The metal inside a wrecked EV is worth a fraction of what the whole car sells for at salvage auction. Someone out there wants more than the metal.
China Just Tied Car Deregistration to Battery Serial Numbers
An estimated 80% of China's retired EV batteries were disappearing into unlicensed workshops. One new rule ties a car's paperwork to its battery's ID.
Some EV Batteries Now Cost Money to Throw Away
A battery chemistry that was supposed to be the cheap, safe choice has become something recyclers pay to avoid. Here's how that happened.
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