I would love to buy a dumb EV - you know, a car with an electric drivetrain and everything manual in it. No smarts, no firmware update, no digital display, no nothing. Even manual crank windows are okay for me. What isn’t okay is any sort of internet connection.

Sadly, that’s not a thing. I don’t even think you can buy any new car these days - EV or gasoline - that doesn’t have some kind of data link to the manufacturer, and I’m pretty it’s been like that for many years. I wouldn’t know, my car is 25 years old and I usually ride the bus anyway. But that is my understanding.

If someone can point me to a nice, recent, lightweight, aerodynamic and totally manual electric car, I’d be eternally grateful.