There's this: https://electrek.co/2026/05/16/fisker-ocean-open-source-ev-story-after-bankruptcy/
On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM Bryce Nesbitt via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > My observation is that the market for used and obscure parts is very > different than in decades past. Whatever you want now has a bar > code, a part number, and can be found on eBay or via Pick 'N Pull. > Plus 3D printing of old > parts is just about practical. > > The question is if the Fisker went full John Deere : with digital > rights management and unworkable digital tools. > > Because if it's just struts, wiper motors, and panels and mechanical > parts, then that's just not going to be the barrier it was in years > past. > > I hope that Frisker is (was) young enough to use mostly commodity > parts, rather than, say, the Fiat 500 Specific Timing Belt Wrench, as > an example. > > References: > > https://www.wsj.com/business/right-to-repair-advocates-are-taking-on-deere-againthis-time-in-construction-a93aa654 > https://farmaction.us/righttorepair/ > https://www.repair.org/stand-up > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20260518/2ed5a35d/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/
