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Originally Posted by cockerpunk View Post
for any internal combustion engine car, its relatively easy to wire and configure a computer to make it run.

in the next decade we are going to start seeing "stand alone" style EV controllers too.

its just transistors man, its not magic.
Until the interface/protocols/circuit design are locked up by copyright and patent.... in which case, it could be every man for his own self but posting info/code/plans/schematics might be considered a violation of the DMCA etc.

American IP laws (well, honestly not just American ones) are kinda screwed up....
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