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Not only EVs, dual-clutch transmission too since that is basically an automated gearbox so there’s no P therefore electric parking brakes are applied when you stop, if that stops working for whatever reason you can’t move the car.
A mechanical winding disconnect seem to be an easy solution
I never realized how bad Jalopnik is without adblocker. I could feel my phone get significantly hotter.
Let's not conveniently forget the damage caused by mining and using lithium...tired of ev fans burying their dirty secrets.
> All [motorized vehicles] should have a mechanical, unpowered, easily accessible emergency way to get the drivetrain disconnected from the wheels so the car can be moved if dead.

I'm boggled that this is not checked for in type-approvals.