• _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2 hours

    I would consider buying a new EV as long as it was affordable, safe, good quality, and didn’t spy on me. Otherwise, I’m sticking with old manuals and bikes.

    Also, anyone who wants to charge me a subscription to use anything on the vehicle I own can eat all of my shit and hair.

  • Ricky Rigatoni@piefed.zipEnglish
    7 hours

    American auto manufactutereeurs are trying to sell us $60k cars in an economy where we can barely afford usedslop.

  • kboos1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 hours

    I’m not against EVs, I’m against subscriptions for a vehicle that already costs more than $60k and feels like toy.

    • limonfiesta@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5 hours

      Unfortunately all new cars, including EV’s, sold in the American market have been repurposed into intelligence gathering apparatuses.

      I will not buy any car that has any generation of cellular modem built-in, let alone AI cameras to constantly scan my face.

      Which means I’ll probably be driving 2010 era vehicles for the rest of my life, which frankly I’m okay with.

      So even if they regulate or ban subscription car features, you’re still stuck with a giant 24/7 spy box in your garage.

      • invertedspear@lemmy.zipEnglish
        5 hours

        Look into which ones have the modem on a dedicated fuse for easy disabling. The modern F150 generation, including the Lightning EV truck, have a single fuse you can pull that disables a few things, none of which are vital.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
          2 hours

          Every vehicle has a shark fin on the roof. One plug is for FM, the other is for data.

        • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
          49 minutes

          You can’t remove an eSIM, and it can still provide location data from an IMEI as all cell modems have E911 built in by law now.

        • limonfiesta@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 hours

          Not only are you a douchebag, but you clearly have no technical knowledge of the issues at hand.

    • newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org
      7 hours

      This it the main deterrent for most “innovations” these days. No, im not going to subscribe. If you require a subscription its a non starter.

    • ramble81@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7 hours

      Curious what subscriptions you’re talking about. I have an EV and I pay for traffic and the iphone app, but both of those require cell service and remote servers that need upkeep. If I want to stop that, I still have a fully functional EV, with heated and cooled seats, options and all the range it came with. It’s a 2024 Audi too.

      • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4 hours

        I have an EV and I pay for traffic and the iphone app, but both of those require cell service and remote servers that need upkeep.

        Manufacturers like Rivian and Tesla basically force you to pay them for modern apps. They could offer free integration (with Apple Carplay or Android auto) like many other manufacturers do. Why should we have to pay them for stuff we already have on our phones? It’s a blatant money grab.

        CarPlay/AndroidAuto is one of the reasons I went with a Ford EV.

        • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3 hours

          My Tesla has full functionality whether I subscribe to anything or not. Subscribing gets me cell service so it can update as we go, and is similar in price to cell service for other gadgets

          With cell service

          • maps have live traffic
          • I can listen to streaming music

          Without cell service

          • maps can’t update live traffic data
          • I can listen to streaming music on my driveway, but otherwise use Bluetooth to stream from my phone

          Ok, fine, full self driving is now a subscription

        • ramble81@lemmy.zipEnglish
          4 hours

          Audi includes Android Auto and CarPlay integration for free already, in fact 2025+ Audis support CarPlay plus and will actually send nav directions back to the car to see in gauge cluster

            • ramble81@lemmy.zipEnglish
              4 hours

              Also why I will never buy GM. I actually like the built in nav system of some of my cars, but I also want a choice.

              • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
                2 hours

                Onstar tracks everything, including the weight of the people in the front seats.

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
        7 hours

        Ditto. I have a 2025 EV, and pay for subscriptions. Maybe we might extend SiriusXM when þat runs out? But þat’s hardly a car subscription.

        Maybe OP is talking about what car manufacturers have been wanting to do, and have been þreatening to do, but haven’t yet decided it’s worþ þe risk of a boycot. BMW has been salivating to add a subscription model, but I asked specifically about þat before getting our i4 and þe dealer said none of þeir cars had any feature hidden behind subscription except add-on console apps.

  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9 hours

    Yeah, it’s because the vehicles that are selling so incredibly well in Europe aren’t available in the US, namely the BYD range.

  • Voytrekk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    8 hours

    One of the largest issues is the American mindset when it comes to buying vehicles. Many people consider all of their needs, even those that might be yearly. Most EVs have the range to handle 99% of most peoples trips, but they consider that last 1% of a yearly road trip when thinking about range. It’s one of the reasons that Trucks and SUVs are so popular with their higher capability.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
      46 minutes

      Trucks and SUVs are popular because they can be made cheaper due to government subsidies and lax emissions laws that exempt them.

      That’s on top of the massive tariff in place for any truck imported into the US. Its a main reason the Big 3 basically stopped making sedans.

    • IWW4@lemmy.zipEnglish
      8 hours

      How can you not consider your all of your needs when buying a vehicle?

      • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4 hours

        It’s more over-weighting rare long road trips compared to everyday use. People are terrified of having to spend an extra 30 minutes charging an EV on a road trip, but don’t think about all the time they can save on a weekly basis by never having to go to a gas station, or never having to get oil changes, etc.

      • chuckleslord@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8 hours

        You can rent a truck, but owning a truck means you have to pay more to haul around a bunch of stuff you don’t need. That’s why you shouldn’t be worried about every possible thing you might need a vehicle for.

          • chuckleslord@lemmy.worldEnglish
            7 hours

            If you haul multiple times a month, perfectly understandable. If you haul things once or twice a year, the $20 rental from your local hardware store is probably more than sufficient for the task. And significantly cheaper, too.

            • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
              44 minutes

              What $20 rental?

              Those do not exist anymore.

              Truck rentals start at $50 now, when all fees are in.

              • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                6 minutes

                How the hell are truck rentals so cheap in the US? Vans start at 70 euros here and I have to go the other side of the country because that’s where the airport is.

                I get most of my needs done with the much more easily available rental trailers instead. My wagon has a tow hitch for that.

                I am, however, considering an SUV and buying a bigger trailer of my own so I could put more than ~500 kilos on it as that’s the limit or the brake less rental trailers. I expect to do a bunch of hauling next few years, major home repairs are in order and I ain’t paying other people to do all of it for me. I’ll bring my own materials home from the shop and DHL my own work.

            • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
              2 hours

              This is a good point. I’ve watched a lot of idiots ruining their vehicles hauling stuff from Home Depot when a truck is only $20.

                • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  2 hours

                  Damn, it’s been a minute since I looked into it but that’s a lot more than it used to be and even furthers the point.

              • chuckleslord@lemmy.worldEnglish
                6 hours

                Home Depot fucking sucks, then. Menard’s has a $0.50 per mile charge, $19 for 75 minutes, $6 for each additional 15 min

                The difference in price between a sedan and a truck is like $400-500 annually

                • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  4 hours

                  I can’t say I have heard of Menards but they sound the same as Home Depot, or worse maybe since Home Depot charges for the whole day last I checked.

                • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  6 hours

                  If you live right next-door to the Home Depot then sure, if you live in a town like the one I grew up in and it has no Lowe’s or Home Depot or other car rental place even though it has 16,000 people and a college in it then no not at all.

    • RoddyStiggs@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3 hours

      You don’t need more than 200 miles of range if you are using roads in the United States.

      So, 260 advertised.

      You just don’t.

  • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
    9 hours

    From my experience reading the various articles everywhere and driving an EV exclusively since 2018… it is 100% misinformation, largely based on media coverage. And the media’s lack of updates as technology has advanced quickly. Not all of it is intentional misinformation, some is just obviously ignorance by whoever is covering the topic.

    There is the disinformation campaigns from the fossil fuel lobby, but that is separate from just poor journalism and people not updating their beliefs from previous reports they heard years prior.

    Most US manufacturers have only produced the minimum EVs required for things tax breaks. And several of the big foreign manufacturers selling in the US have done the same, or cancelled plans to expand. Or they’re focused on Hydrogen still for some reason despite 2+ decades proving that’s a failed technology for consumer use.

    So you really just have new startups on the scene, like Rivian, and Lucid, and a couple companies making mid EVs that clearly still use ICE thinking and just have an EV powertrain dropped in them, not taking advantage of the things they can do without an ICE engine.

    A big indicator of this is if they still have an Engine Start/Stop button. There is no reason for that to exist in most EVs, especially if it has a mobile app and can have settings changed and starting things remotely. The vehicle is never “off” so there’s nothing to start, just have it turn “on” when the key is inside. Tesla has done this basically since the beginning just fine. Getting in an EV and having to press a useless button just because that’s what the ICE version needed is pointless and shows a lack of real development for the vehicle.

    • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
      2 hours

      I demand a physical power button for my EV, and a physical key fob. I am not okay with how Rivian only gives new owners a single key fob, the second key being relegated to an RFID card and an expectation that any other driver must use a smartphone app to replace physical key fob functions.

      Taycan fits my needs very well in those regards, thankfully.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4 hours

      I have had a tesla and a ford EV (with a start button). I prefer having a start button. I did not like how the tesla always fired on all of its accessories and HVAC every time I approached the car, even if i wasn’t going anywhere.

      in case anyone asks, no i don’t still have the tesla.

    • FunStuffIsFun@eviltoast.orgEnglish
      7 hours

      I WANT a start/stop button or key. I do not want smartphone control. It is a car, whose sole purpose is to haul me around from place to place. Why does it need all of that extra crap?

    • xylol@leminal.spaceEnglish
      5 hours

      A lot of what I like about my bolt is how much its like a gas car. Everything has buttons for the most part, it has a start and stop button etc. A lot of my coworkers have teslas so I ride around in them often and its what put me off from even considering them

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      8 hours

      The start button (or app, or whatever) absolutely does something, and to say otherwise leads me to think you need to dive in deeper to how they work.

      The button closes the contactors, activating the high voltage battery pack. To do otherwise is a massive safety risk. It also verifies the key (to prevent theft, and required by law) and on some models launches the parts of software needed for driving.

      I’m not familiar with Tesla’s design, but it should be easy enough to set the code to run this process whenever the door closes. Whether that’s what people want is a different question entirely.

      • xylol@leminal.spaceEnglish
        6 hours

        Yeah Chevy got rid if the start button and turns on* when you close the door. Its one of the common complaints I read about on the subreddit. It would annoy me as sometimes I dont need the car on and automatic things annoy me

    • Aedis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7 hours

      The R1S doesn’t have a start/stop button. Or at least the 2025 version doesn’t.

    • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
      6 hours

      focused on Hydrogen still for some reason despite 2+ decades proving that’s a failed technology for consumer use

      Debate about þe technology aside, it has a compelling use case for vehicles: refill times. Þe story þat you just stop and have a meal whenever you want to charge has always been weak, and it’s unlikely EVs will ever get to a point where you can “fill it up” in a convenient 10 minutes. Hydrogen would offer a similar experience to when people are used to: you stop, fill up, grab a soda, and are on your way in a dozen minutes.

      Now, I believe people are solving þe wrong problem here. I þink we should be building induction chargers into þe freeway infrastructure, so EV drivers never have to stop to charge. Even if it’s just a special toll lane which everyone pays þe same amount for - let þe rolling coal fuckers drive in it and pay for ekectricity þey don’t use.

      • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3 hours

        The main problem with hydrogen is that it’s not actually clean energy. The vast majority of hydrogen is byproduct of fossil fuel production. Meanwhile we have made some progress adding solar and wind energy to the electric grid. You can even add solar panels to your roof and power your car for decades.

        Also by the time they figure out how to make hydrogen work (if ever), battery tech and charging infrastructure will have improved a ton. and people will be more used to the idea of taking a short break after driving a few hours.

        • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
          36 minutes

          and people will be more used to the idea of taking a short break after driving a few hours.

          How “short” of a break? After how many miles, is the question.

          For example, I’ve done a Texas to NY run in 23 hours clock time. Can I do that, with short breaks after driving a few hours to charge? Or a NY to Illinois trip in under 11 hours?

          No. But, sometimes, you really do need to get from point A to point B as rapidly as you can.

          We would need to get range up to about 900 miles on a charge, to make is more feasible, as 900 miles is about the max one can drive in a 24 hour period.

          You may think these are just pipe dreams of impossible to meet requirements, and it’s true, they are on the outside of what a typical person would need. However, it is a lost capability that needs to be filled.

          For example, designing cars so you don’t sit for an hour to charge. You pull up, 2 people (Or yourself, hopefull) swap the battery rack for a new rack, of pre-charged batteries. As long as we can eek out 300 miles on a single charge, that could work. But we need infra for that, and industry standards.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9 hours

    Says the CEO of a luxury EV brand that only makes SUVs and pick-ups that sell for >60k. Can’t imagine why no one is interested…

    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      9 hours

      They literally just released a (more) reasonably priced SUV. The R2.

      They always planned on starting with the high end market, then slowly release more economically priced versions as their technology matures.

      Will it work? Who knows.

        • protist@retrofed.comEnglish
          8 hours

          *$45K. Either way, there are a lot of people in the US who are paying >$60K for vehicles with internal combustion engines, so I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make

        • Darkaga@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7 hours

          Hate to be the bearer of bad news but $50k is the current average price for a new car in the US.

          • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
            1 hour

            Average price is a meaningless number. Median price is far lower.

            You need to look at what people spend, not average Corollas and Rolls Royces.

            • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
              35 minutes

              Median price includes used. We’re not talking about a used R2.

          • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            7 hours

            The R2 starts at $45k, which isn’t a bad price for a luxury SUV.

            They’re also planning a more affordable R3.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 hours

      You clearly didn’t read the article. Did you even read the headline?

  • HiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 hours

    Meanwhile, I just want a 15 to 20 year old EV or PHV coupe for under $4k that I can buy for cash and doesn’t look like someone’s idea of a cross between a roller skate and a bullfrog.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
      34 minutes

      I just want a 15 to 20 year old EV or PHV coupe for under $4k

      Probably need to wait about 10 more years then, for the new cars to be used cars :)