The State of Massachusetts' Right-to-Repair law was passed in 2012, laying the foundation for the rest of the United States to begin securing consumer protections that would allow them to work on the products they own. General Motors and Stellantis are now claiming they cannot possibly adhere to the rules and have done nothing to prepare for complying with the law. Prior to the legislation being passed, independent repair shops and do-it-yourself types working on everything from ce…
That’s a good point. In particular the battery, some ebikes have an integrated battery that’s hard to replace and doesn’t follow any standards.
But as you said, bikes are much simpler and easier to repare. It’s much easier to find modular DIY kits to convert your bike to ebike out of a few components or at least purchase an ebike with modular battery pack (I think there’s a few different “standards” depending on the brand and style, and you can buy them separately from third parties although I’m not sure if there’s one standard that’s completely open and royalty-free).