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Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels?
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this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2025
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Have they ever made an electric car that didn't have that fucking SHIT ?
Yes, plenty. The pre-faclift Ioniq for example
You can convert an older car to electric. As basic as it gets but with a new mode of power
When I ask car people about that they say (basically) "no, it won't fit".
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.
For $40,000 plus.
Also the price of most new cars.
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.)