Take a car with an internal combustion engine and replace everything that is needed for an electric car. Now you have a no-nonsense car.

Instead, we have a rolling data center that feels like a smartphone.

    • Robin@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Their point is that you are just nostalgic for old cars, simpler cars. All modern cars are overcomplicated, EV or not

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      I think it’s a salient point: It’s not just EVs. The entire industry has gone whole-hog on the “rolling data center” model.

      As to “why” from your post title…well, I assumed it was a rhetorical question to introduce a (short) rant about the sad state of the automobile market.

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      no reason! I had a 2017 BMW i3 for five years and now going on five years with a 2022 Taycan wagon, I’m all for BEVs!

      It’s just that no new cars, regardless of powertrain, are available without the “smart” shit