Source: Electrek
When Fisker collapsed, its owners faced stranded assets with no manufacturer support—a consumer vulnerability distinct to the EV transition. The formation of an owner-operated nonprofit to crowdsource software maintenance reveals a practical limit to vertical integration: as long as cars require proprietary firmware updates and security patches, consumers locked into failed platforms will either organize collectively or lose functionality entirely. This creates pressure on the industry to either open-source critical vehicle systems or face coordinated right-to-repair activism from owner communities.