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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by LarryMullins on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @03:00PM (#34250582)
> Union operators have expressed negative interest in connecting/disconnecting the batteries outside of the factory.

To be fair, union operators express negative interest in anybody outside their union doing anything that might be construed as otherwise the union's work.

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Re:New York EV Garbage Trucks can only snow plow for 4 hours... by legitster on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @06:07PM (#34253284)
Well, in this case, someone was really badly electrocuted when trying to connect the power leads between the truck battery and motor. So customers apparently "noped" out of wanting them self-serviceable.
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