Using electric vehicles is a great way to protest against late stage capitalism
Electric scooter/bike/car/bus/etc. By detaching yourself from the dependency of fossil fuels you empower yourself. You can charge a battery using solar power. Combustion engines will always require a complex oil refinement process.
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Most EVs are data collection on wheels. If there was a full EV made in 2000, I'd go for that.
It took me about 15 minutes or so to remove the SIM chip from the telematics unit in my 2015 Nissan Leaf. Just followed a youtube video that showed everything step-by-step.
Everything nowadays involves data collection, there's no stopping it.
black and white the world not is.
Only a Sith deals in absolutes
This is why I'm super excited for the slate truck. It's as dumb as a car can be, but modern EV tech. And a truck that's modular.
does it really not track you?
It doesn't even have a modem.
sick
The design looks bad, Kei truck cab over wheel would have been much better.
Your priorities are out of place
Not really, there are plenty of cab-overs throughout history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab-over
The problem is the new USA obsession with driving a mini-tank at 80 MPH on residential streets while looking down at their phone.
Kei style cab over wheel on a small vehicle is incredibly dangerous. Your body should not be the crumple zone to protect cargo.
It only works for Semis and buses because they are the biggest vehicle on the road.
Japan has a much lower car death rate on average than the US and they use these everywhere. The Kei style cab isn't the problem.
The Slate is being marketed to Americans. It needs to be a car that can survive American drivers.
Yea I hate that idea. The USA is on track to collapse because of shit like this.
I still have my combustion car, but I use it as little as possible. Mostly I bike and take transit.
And they don’t have nearly the same ongoing maintenance parts costs.
Still need fossil fuels for lubricants, but to an incredibly lesser degree.
Owned my EV for 1 year and so far I have had to buy a bottle of windshield wiper fluid.
Electric costs between $0.03 to $0.09 per mile, and the electric company is 100% solar powered.
The savings alone justifies driving an EV, plus you're saving the world as a bonus.
Kinda wishing I had gone full EV instead of HEV with Toyota, but I'm still happy with my purchase.
Yeah this was a big part of my reasoning, but I am paranoid.