▲ 600 ▼ Cars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW boss (www.autoexpress.co.uk) submitted 3 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 658 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] zewm@lemmy.world -9 points 3 months ago (4 children) That won’t stop battery degradation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) Yeah, it won’t. ICE engines also need oil changes, transmission fluid, headgaskets,belts. I agree that modern “it’ll spy on you” car software sucks ass. The actual battery and charging tech is way way better than 2018 though. No one has to stop for 45 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zewm@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Yea and I can do my own maintenance. That’s another factor that sucks about EV. You can’t even do any work yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago No more oil to change so I can feel like a mechanic :( . permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago Oh look, a shell representative permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) Yeah, it won’t. ICE engines also need oil changes, transmission fluid, headgaskets,belts. I agree that modern “it’ll spy on you” car software sucks ass. The actual battery and charging tech is way way better than 2018 though. No one has to stop for 45 minutes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zewm@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Yea and I can do my own maintenance. That’s another factor that sucks about EV. You can’t even do any work yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago No more oil to change so I can feel like a mechanic :( . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zewm@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Yea and I can do my own maintenance. That’s another factor that sucks about EV. You can’t even do any work yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago No more oil to change so I can feel like a mechanic :( . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago No more oil to change so I can feel like a mechanic :( . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago Oh look, a shell representative permalink fedilink source parent