After reading the article this isn’t too surprising. I am not a professional mechanic but i do some advance mechanic work on my cars and you need a programmer to do so many things any more. On BMW’s for over a decade you need to use a programmer to let the computer know when you replace the 12v battery, so this is not a surprise at all.
I will say after owning several EVs, you will never replace your brake pads. Even after 150000 miles the message pads show no wear on my daily commuter car
After reading the article this isn’t too surprising. I am not a professional mechanic but i do some advance mechanic work on my cars and you need a programmer to do so many things any more. On BMW’s for over a decade you need to use a programmer to let the computer know when you replace the 12v battery, so this is not a surprise at all. I will say after owning several EVs, you will never replace your brake pads. Even after 150000 miles the message pads show no wear on my daily commuter car