The ability to moderate the control of EVs is what makes them infinitely more attractive from a regulatory standpoint. With ICE, you are limited to jacking up Michael Hastings' throttle to 100% into a tree. With EVs, you can press a button and take away 100hp from millions of cars at once, set maximum ranges, geolocate speed limits, or subtly screw with how the firmware handles this or that process without the customer ever wising up because everything is blackboxed. Some of this is possible with ICE (esp after 2027 when remote kill switch on new cars is mandatory), but not to the same extent.

ICE cars can be modded with relative ease as well. Jury's still out on the aftermarket for a Tesla when not even the factory will repair the battery and the selling point is "the car drives itself."

The ability to moderate the control of EVs is what makes them infinitely more attractive from a regulatory standpoint. With ICE, you are limited to jacking up Michael Hastings' throttle to 100% into a tree. With EVs, you can press a button and take away 100hp from millions of cars at once, set maximum ranges, geolocate speed limits, or subtly screw with how the firmware handles this or that process without the customer ever wising up because everything is blackboxed.

ICE cars can be modded with relative ease as well. Jury's still out on the aftermarket for a Tesla when not even the factory will repair the battery and the selling point is "the car drives itself."