Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?message-squaremessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1229arrow-down1message-squareHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square229fedilinkfile-text
I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?
minus-squareRikj000@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up115arrow-down6·edit-21 year agoI like the electric part. What I don’t like is that it’s a steaming heap of spy-ware on wheels with no opt-out ability. Which may lead to more expensive insurance depending on your driving style, or could be abused for even more nefarious reasons.
minus-squarenoahm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up72arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s not limited to EVs, though. Most modern cars have the same antifeatures.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoTrue, but I have an old ICE that I can keep running for a while. The question is should I spend more than it is worth on maintenance?
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoA lot of the ice ones can still be bypassed, at least. I dunno if it’s so easy all the all electric tire chewers.
minus-squareUsernameHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down1·1 year agoThe spyware you are mentioning is in gas cars too. It isn’t exclusive to EVs it is a problem with all new cars.
minus-squaremortalic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 year agoYou’d be hard pressed to find any modern car that isn’t doing that.
minus-squarethanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhoa really? How did you figure it out? I’d love to do that with my car, even if it’s a pain.
minus-squarehorse_battery_staple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoI disabled the OnStar unit on mine and don’t use any of it’s associated apps.
I like the electric part.
What I don’t like is that it’s a steaming heap of spy-ware on wheels with no opt-out ability.
Which may lead to more expensive insurance depending on your driving style, or could be abused for even more nefarious reasons.
That’s not limited to EVs, though. Most modern cars have the same antifeatures.
True, but I have an old ICE that I can keep running for a while. The question is should I spend more than it is worth on maintenance?
A lot of the ice ones can still be bypassed, at least. I dunno if it’s so easy all the all electric tire chewers.
The spyware you are mentioning is in gas cars too. It isn’t exclusive to EVs it is a problem with all new cars.
You’d be hard pressed to find any modern car that isn’t doing that.
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Whoa really? How did you figure it out? I’d love to do that with my car, even if it’s a pain.
I disabled the OnStar unit on mine and don’t use any of it’s associated apps.