BGR reported that discontinued EVs may not keep getting software support indefinitely after a model is no longer sold, and said some automakers do not provide a guaranteed time frame for those updates (BGR).
In its article, BGR said EVs eventually reach an effective software end-of-life, even if the car itself can remain usable for much longer. The outlet added that the post-discontinuation timeline can vary by manufacturer, and that current laws mainly prevent companies from intentionally disabling vehicles, not from ending feature updates, cloud services, or built-in apps (BGR).
BGR also said there can be exceptions for critical bugs that keep a discontinued EV from working properly, while less essential software features may fall outside those obligations (BGR).
The practical point in the supplied evidence is less about one specific brand than about the broader risk of software-dependent features aging out before the rest of the vehicle does. BGR said some companies claim support periods of up to 10 years, but added that some automakers do not guarantee any specific software support window (BGR).
BGR summarized the same warning in an X post, writing that discontinued EVs "won't always continue to get software support" and that some companies offer no guarantee of continued support at all (X post).
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