With electric vehicles becoming increasingly popular — especially as gas prices soar — industry experts say future repairs could be costly and harder to access unless automakers provide service information to independent mechanics. "If you do the wrong thing with some of these repairs, the vehicle will behave erratically…. Chung says that as they become more common, a lack of information for servicing them could mean fewer places can offer repairs. The MP says such legislation is important for public safety as some drivers may put off repairs if their vehicles aren't serviceable by a local mechanic. But the availability of service information varies from one manufacturer to another, said Chung.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2022 11:54 UTC