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Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US? (news.northeastern.edu)

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[–] darkmarx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Exactly!

Price is one thing, but this is the deal breaker for me. I want something I can fix when broken. Something with components that can be replaced with typical shop tools. Give me physical buttons over a touch screen. Give me hydrolics, link and pinions, and belts over electronics. There is zero reason for a door handle to be electronically controlled. There is zero reason for the manufacturer to have any control, or knowledge of, where I go or what I do. I want a vehicle, not a fucking tablet on wheels.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't even mind electronics, but I do mind DRM and spyware, and every new car is chock-full of it. (Not to mention, increasingly and insanely, ads!)