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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles

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Now that I’ve finally gotten an electric vehicle, I’m never going back to an acoustic one.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3214/

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  • Sineljora@sh.itjust.works
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    I didn’t see this one: I’ll never buy a car made after 2011 for privacy reasons. (As well as repairability)

    It seems like my best bet is to retrofit an older petrol car. I’d spend a lot, probably even more than what a new car costs in cash, but I haven’t found a great ev swap plan yet, so hopefully in the future. I’ve saved a couple of totaled cars from the scrapyard so far.

    I’d honestly probably spend upwards of $100k in cash on a privacy-first new EV with features I want, but apparently the car industry doesn’t want to make a product for me. (Not the slate truck)

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      My 2018 car has no privacy issues. Also, I DGAF about people knowing I drive to and from work. If you are really concerned about privacy, don’t use the internet.

      • Sineljora@sh.itjust.works
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        Also, car insurance premiums increase just from the lack of privacy.

        https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1144138_gm-sued-for-selling-info-of-16-million-drivers-to-insurance-companies

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
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      My dream car is one of those UN spec Toyota Land Cruisers that can run on any dirt water that resembles diesel and can be repaired with a roll of duct tape, a large spanner and a hammer in the middle of a jungle.

      https://www.offgridweb.com/transportation/toyota-gibraltar-the-secret-factory-that-builds-trucks-for-the-un/

      They don’t meet any emissions requirements though so they’re fully illegal in any western countries 😅

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