• atkdef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Make a dumb EV and you immediately get a lot of clients.

    An EV doesn’t need internet access, doesn’t need mics and cameras inside, doesn’t need a touchpad or a big screen.

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      5 months ago

      Just give me a damn conversion kit… I love my current car and like none of the modern ones, with useless features and annoying stuff like the mandatory lane assist, but I’d gladly stop polluting if I could.

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      5 months ago

      The sad truth is that 99.99% of customers (citation needed) don’t give a shit about getting tracked or having stupid “smart” features

      • H4CK3RN4M3D4N63R570RM@lemmy.ca
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        5 months ago

        Agreed. Where’s the modern equivalent to my 95 honda civic? Zero smart features and it was the cheapest AND best car I’ve ever owned.

          • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            5 months ago

            Geez, that looks nice. And the green is really a pretty color.

            I wish we got small cars again. I’m going to be really sad when I have to give up my MR2 spyder. Fortunately, with an average of 1 to 2 mile a day, I think it’ll hang on a while.

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              5 months ago

              I wish we got small cars again.

              US vehicle weight tracks with the US obesity rate last 20 years. Maybe Ozempic will turn people back to smaller cars.

    • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      The problem is tracking you provides them revenue since they can sell the data, so they make more money with a vehicle that tracks you vs one that doesn’t. A non-tracking vehicle is less competitive if it has to be sold for the same or less money than one that tracks you.

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        5 months ago

        Someone on here turned me on to removing the sim from my electric. Gonna take 15 minutes when I remember to do it when I have time.

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              5 months ago

              I’d recommend foiling it, rather than clipping. A grounded (0V) metal wrapping will become a Faraday cage. It’s a bit more effort, but is reversible, if you so choose. E.g. when selling it. It is also less likely to trigger a fault sensor condition, and doesn’t void the warranty if the computer craps out.