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It's not a mistake; it's a feature.
Tech only standardized when the EU made them or when it was so overwhelmingly necessary. Different plugs, non-replaceable batteries, and various other consumer-unfriendly features are mostly there so it's hard to switch to a different manufacturer.
With vehicles, the battery is most of the cost of the vehicle. If they allow battery swaps, then people can make their cars last longer, and make their used models more valuable (which is still kinda good for the manufacturer, because they'll be paying for battery swaps).
There are also arguments that the battery can be a structural component and therefore basically impossible to swap in and out easily. I don't know how much cost savings this brings, but Tesla thought it was worth it for their 3/Y platform.