Have they ever made an electric car that didn’t have that fucking SHIT ?
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iii@mander.xyz 6 months ago
Imagine a car without cellular connectivity
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Giblet2708@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
My 2015 Nissan Leaf asks every few weeks if I want to allow the telematics to phone home. When you say no, it obeys. (I also removed the SIM card anyways.)
Anivia@feddit.org 6 months ago
Yes, plenty. The pre-faclift Ioniq for example
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 6 months ago
You can convert an older car to electric. As basic as it gets but with a new mode of power
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
For $40,000 plus.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Also the price of most new cars.
tabular@lemmy.world 6 months ago
When I ask car people about that they say (basically) “no, it won’t fit”.
Giblet2708@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
Yes, there can be challenges about where to put the batteries, and some vehicles are certainly easier than others. But that hasn’t stopped a LOT of people from doing it anyways.
30 seconds of internet searching will show plenty of retrofits. One guy retrofitted a 1980s Delorean with a Chevy Bolt electric powertrain, and now it accelerates twice as fast as it ever did with gasoline.
BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Archive link to an FAQ for the Slate electric trucklette that claims no sim cards and minimum digital bits. No clue if it will be a good vehicle so don’t take this as an endorsement. archive.ph/PMKpC
Anyone know other options?
DaGeek247@fedia.io 6 months ago
Buy a car that fits your needs and then pull the fuse powering the sim card before it leaves the lot. If it breaks, put the fuse back and don't buy it.
My 2019 corolla lost the right speaker and mic access when I did that. I fixed the right speaker by crossing some wires, and the mic hasn't really been needed enough for me to dig deeper to fix it.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Fucking sim cards in cars. I hate everything.
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 6 months ago
Suzuki Jimny, still comes in a very basic electrical system
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
You mean, like the car that I drive currently? It’s pretty tough to picture, honestly.
TheBat@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Tough to picture? Maybe improve your arts skills.
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 6 months ago
No need to improve your art skills. All you need to do now is feed your 2026 Civic some keywords to generate an AI image.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 months ago
a 40k-50k USD phone.