Department of Energy has been controlling appliance manufacturing since 1988. Code of Federal regulations have been become stricter every year.
Speed Queen was the last cloths washer manufacturer to use non-electronic machines. The company statement said they would no longer be able to manufacture their non-electronic cloths washers after December (of 2019?) in order to meet government mandates. Go look up the CFR’s yourself and see what you can manufacture under their mandates.
Maybe that’s why my repairman told me to keep repairing my old machine. He said “you have one of the old good ones, don’t scrap it, keep repairing it.” I am.
You are the one spouting nonsense. If you want to make your case, then make your case. Otherwise, you are just farting into the wind.