Should goverments force all vehicles to be supplied with a full-size spare wheel/tyre at the time of purchase the exact same as what's fitted ?

@Zaphod42 A guy at my work owns a BYD. It has no spare. He got a flat on the way to work. He had to call BYD support to get the car picked up but he had to find a tyre shop with a replacement tyre of the right size/type himself. He still loves the car despite that. Once something becomes a religion anything can be justified in it's name.

@zonavar68 Ah, so not in America then. The reason the puncture repair kit instead of a spare was shocking is that even used cars here aren’t supposed to legal to sell from a dealership without a working jack and at least a donut spare tire.

@Zaphod42 I think it's part of a push to re-form the servicing market to be more favourable/inclusive of EV's based around creating a situation where nearly all vehicle drivers are required to subscribe to some sort of road service provider either through the dealership or manufacturer or via one of the insurer-run ones and rely on other people to help in an incident or emergency instead of people being able to do basic things like wheel/tyre changes, checking/filling coolant, washer fluid, engine oil plus doing a walk-around to visually inspect before use.

Even EV's (which are heavier than equivalent make/model non-EV's) require to have tyre/wheel changes, and all sorts of safety/operational checks. I bet almost no EV drivers walk around their vehicle to inspect it before use.

I wouldn't put it past insurance companies to start asking if someone has (or wants) a road service subscription as part of pricing policies.