I like the idea, and we need variety in the market to keep things evolving, but I like the bells and whistles. I just don't want it to phone home. Honestly, I want the title to be 'we don't have a network connection and we can still be a car'. Privacy is my #1 feature.
Carice TC2 – A non-digital electric car
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Re: Carice TC2 – A non-digital electric car
#22Analog in what sense? No digital readouts? It has a standard EV charge port, so it's definitely got computers in it somewhere to negotiate charging at a minimum.
The post's title was editorialized: the archived page makes no mention of analog. The neutral title would be "The 100% electric Carice TC2: a real retro head-turner". I think OP meant there were no screens in the sparse cockpit, just some analog gauges. And yeah electric cars need a battery management computer, a charge controller, and a motor controller at least.
Hell, I was souring through to see how they made it fully analogue.
A stupid title.
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#24Lovin' this! Though I'm not a fan of the design but like the spirit of it. I can't fathom why we can't have a modern car with analog displays and switches in the cockpit. I own a 25 years old car which only has a digital radio (removeable!) and that's it, perfectly enough.
Look at the Bugatti Tourbillon. About as analog-appearing as it gets. Clearly there’s a recognition that this is what luxury looks like — but switches (let alone dials!) cost more than touch screens.
On a Bugatti? The switch replacement costs more than a car! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMgEhBsh/
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#25Oh, yet another luxury EV. Wake me up when a manufacturer finally commits to making an EV that everyone can afford and isn't a cloud-connected privacy nightmare.
I'm holding out hope for https://www.slate.auto/en I know it's somehow associated with Amazon, is it going to be a cloud-connected privacy nightmare. I haven't heard anything about it, but I also wouldn't be surprised.
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#26Oh, yet another luxury EV. Wake me up when a manufacturer finally commits to making an EV that everyone can afford and isn't a cloud-connected privacy nightmare.
It's 45k for a very unique car built in the EU. I don't think the price tag is that bad, honestly. It's a fun car for people who already have 2 others.
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#27Oh, yet another luxury EV. Wake me up when a manufacturer finally commits to making an EV that everyone can afford and isn't a cloud-connected privacy nightmare.
The car starts at about €45k, about the same price as a Tesla Model 3!
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#28Oh, yet another luxury EV. Wake me up when a manufacturer finally commits to making an EV that everyone can afford and isn't a cloud-connected privacy nightmare.
Don’t know the cost here but I would fathom it’s not “cloud connected”
> What is the price of a Carice TC2?
> Prices for a TC2 start at €44.500 excluding taxes (€53.854 including 21% btw/Dutch tax).
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#29Would be great to read about it but my residential internet has apparently been blocked for "malicious activity".
Residential internets are now proxies for AI scrapers. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45741357
specifically, “free” VPN isn’t free. They use your computer that has the VPN software installed as an exit nodes for other customers. Those other customers hammer websites for their AI until it gets blocked. Sucks for you, unfortunately.
Talk to your kids about the dangers of VPNs before it's too late.
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#30Looks like it's Europe-only.