Potentially HUGE Trouble for Automakers! Edible Wiring...

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Let's not forget some of these issues are due to the USA banning the use of certain toxic chemicals.

Brakes deteriorated in the 70s-80s due to the ban on asbestos.
Electronics have become less reliable due to the drive to remove lead from the manufacturing processes.
Paint on US made cars didn't adhere well during the late 80's due to chemicals being banned.
Plastics become brittle/soft/animal edible with the removal of banned chemicals.
French fries taste like shit since they changed the cooking oil.

Every time you ban a proven chemical, It takes time for the industry to come up with a viable substitute. And sometimes you can never get back to the properties of the banned substance. Sometimes it's the banned properties that are getting the job done. It's the long molecule strings that give asbestos its heat shedding properties, Those long strings are what cause lung cancer.

Toxic chemicals need to be banned, However there is not always a comparable quality, cost effective substitute.