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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by fragmede on Thursday July 24, 2025 @03:22PM (#44674929)
The original BMW i3 had/has a lockout that prevented the range extender from charging the battery until it reached 6% in order to meet California's ZEV BEVx regulation.
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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by supportengineer on Thursday July 24, 2025 @07:01PM (#44677349)
facepalm

I don't know what to call this.

"Legislated fragility"

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