I think the GP was talking about the fact it is hard to find an EV that is bundled with a lot of invasive software.
replyThere's another post on this article asking for an EV that doesn't: "need internet connectivity via wifi/esim at all? I'm looking for something really simple. A chassis, four wheels, an engine, airbags. Basically my current ICE car, just electric."
I'm hoping that they get a lot of good suggestions, but I'm not holding my breath.
There are a number of basic EVs that have no more telemetry than the equivalent ICEV.
replySomeone with the requirements you outline is not in the market for any new car, regardless of powertrain.
What are these on the us market?
replyThe boring ones. Things like Bolt, Niro, Equinox, Lightning, etc. Not every EV is like Tesla.
replyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865868
reply^^ Not EV, but... :)
EVs and luxury cars tend to have more fancy features that enable these issues than ice or hybrid cars. That’s changing as more advanced tech filters down.
replyThis is the part that's seriously sucks. We need greener alternatives (current state of things especially highlighting that) and car dependency has crushed us, so instead of just giving us the basic EV most of us want, they've taken the capitalistic approach of giving us massive luxury cars with premium features often cloud-tied, that happen to also be EVs.
replyYou can count the exceptions to this on one hand.