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Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? | OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes. (arstechnica.com)

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Why don’t EVs have standard diagnostic ports—and when will that change? | OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes.::OBD-II was implemented to monitor emissions, but EVs don't have tailpipes.

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[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The latest connector for obd2 was standardized around 1997. Gas vehicles existed long before that.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So because we made the mistake once we need to do it again?

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That "mistake" is how the world works. Pretending otherwise is ignorant.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Saying something is ridiculous is the same as pretending it's not how things work?