If the insulation doesn't insulate, that is a risk indeed. There would probably have to be some detection mechanism for damaged insulation on top of regular maintenance checks. I don't know if some wiring in the insulation could measure the integrity. Maybe if the voltage would oscillate regularly, picking up on the induction of those changes might allow detecting if the shielding is inconsistent before it actually becomes threat? I only have half-remembered bits of an intro course on electrical engineering years ago, so maybe I'm way off.
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Well, you'd need to standardise battery formats and legally mandate that they have to be easily switchable. I imagine that would get pushback from the car lobby - they do so love to make proprietary branded parts if you let them. If they can't force you to only use original parts for repairs because some part is generic by law, they'll lose out on precious markups.
That said, the car lobby can go take a hike for all I care.
The other issue is that it would have to be easily reachable, even if your trunk is loaded up. The underside is difficult to get at with any kind of setup you'd let amateurs touch. Maybe something on the side could work like you've already got for gas, depending on the weight of the battery. I'm sure it's a solvable problem, if there is some will to see it done.
I'm all for the idea, mind you. This isn't me arguing against it, but rather trying to consider what's stopping us (and the answer is probably "rich people that don't like sharing" as usual).
Now get to a medical facility, but make sure not to surface too rapidly or you might get gas bubbles in your joints, blood or spinal chord.
b-b-but muh communism
As someone else mentioned, ads are becoming less profitable. Particularly in light of the whole data collection biz, I'm starting to regard paywalls as a more "honest" type of monetisation. In a perfect world, they wouldn't need to do either, and maybe there are better options, but I don't fault them for it.
And how does the host pay for them?
I heard the Eldar have a really fascinating new-
Why are you all aiming at me?
Short version to save others a click: Proton's CEO tweeted an endorsement of Trump's FTC pick, going on to praise how apparently the Republicans are now the party for the "little guys" and crediting the ongoing antitrust proceedings to Trump's first term.
Do you mean the victims or the instances of SCP-3008-2? I don't think the anomaly itself is curable.
Summary for those not familiar: SCP-049 is a plague doctor that seeks to violently "cure" anyone afflicted with some nondescript "Pestilence".
SCP-3008 is an endless and nearly inescapable IKEA, where the "Staff" (labeled SCP-3008-2) are entirely unresponsive during the day but become violent at night towards anyone still in the store after closing time.
SCP Foundation is a fictional (I hope) organisation with the mission to Secure, Contain, Protect various anomalies catalogued with numbers (SCP-#) which are thus also referred to as SCPs. These anomaly descriptions are available on https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/
Some of the anomalies are references to other fictional things. If you're familiar with Slenderman, for instance, you may enjoy SCP-096.
That works if there's enough public funding, but given trends lately and events most recently...
Allegedly they used to, but Musk felt that vision should be enough because humans don't have radar either and they're just fine.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/elon-musk-overruled-tesla-engineers-radars-cameras/