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EV batteries last longer than drivers feared | Study suggests most used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000km (www.ft.com)
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[–] 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'll consent to a backup camera. I have never had one and never needed one but I can see the appeal. I'd advocate for extra convex mirrors on side mirrors too, they are awesome, like the 2014 fiestas have!

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  • [–] 11 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    backup cams are required on new cars in some jurisdictions, including u.s., canada, european union..

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    I could also see that being a sinister move to normalize cameras in cars. As usual "safety!!!" Is the death knell of privacy.

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  • [–] 1 point 23 minutes ago

    I installed a backup camera that is always on and replaced the rear view mirror on my 1980s van because the rear window was partially obscured by the factory camping equipment. The van is so slow you need to know what’s behind you before changing lanes and it was difficult to back up in certain angles even with great side mirrors.

    Modern cars with rollover and better crash structures have even worse rearward visibility and really do benefit from back up cameras. Unfortunately with the types of cars being sold in the last 25 years, bigger pillars and airbags are needed if you want to survive an accident.

    When I drive my van I treat it like a motorcycle and assume everyone is out to kill my if I get complacent.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Oh park your paranoia.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago*

    Youre blind if you dont see thats the exact reason for it. You also think flock promotes safety and data centers are solely for fun generative image creation I'm sure. Nothing nefarious at all going on.

    You really should be putting your full ID on here to post so we can verify it. Since that's also "safe".

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Interesting that you guys call them backup cameras - makes it sound like it’s a redundant camera to be used when one fails - as we call them reversing cameras here in Aus.

    I’ve always been one to use my mirrors when reversing and saw no need for the reversing camera but then I bought a new car and it definitely does help in certain situations. More than anything, it’ll help me detect a child behind the car better if that ever happens. I still mostly use my mirrors but it’s handy to have the video there to refer to if needed.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    I've had one for six years... Still forget it's there unless I'm backing into a really tight spot and happen to notice the screen when I'm looking side to side at the mirrors.

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