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EV Stupidity Checklist

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Post by what-the-grump »

doubled112 wrote: post #34
martythemaniak wrote: post #17

Ok, I'll take the bait. I have a thermostat at home, I set a temperature, it keeps my house at that temperature. I have a thermostat in my car, I set the temperature, it keeps the temperature. Fiddling with with climate controls and vents is not something I've done for 8 years now. Why is everybody always touching these things?

My wife needs drastically different settings than I do for virtually everything, at home or in the car. It's easier if I'm just uncomfortable. I've stopped noticing. She can't.

My EV has profiles per person...

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Post by jbm »

BeetleB wrote: post #33
jbm wrote: post #27

Please eliminate the glass roof. Why do EV companies keep making this customer hostile decision? On my 2019 Model 3, a stress fracture showed up overnight and everytime I look up I see a 3000$ fix for a car that is worth 10k max. I have no idea who wants it. It is hot in the summer, cold in the winter and you can have a sudden bill related to a rock on the street. Somehow everyone, from Tesla to Ferrari has this insa…

Isn't Tesla the only one that made it mandatory? Hyundai, Ford, etc have it as an option.

I see this on all sorts of non tesla cars and it makes no sense. I saw it even on brands like Fisker (although that was a solar panel that apparently didn't work).

Just a nice metal roof that won't make me expend more electricity for nothing would be nice.

Re: EV Stupidity Checklist

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Post by BeetleB »

I've been meaning to write a post entitled: Things you could do with cars that you can no longer do.

The top of the list is "Maintain a constant (vent) fan speed".

With all the EVs I've tested, if I want to get warm air on my face at a consistent speed ... it's just not possible. "Auto" is disabled, I've set the fan at a certain speed, and set it to blow only in the top vents. Dial up the temperature, and the fan speed can drop markedly.

Such a simple thing that's worked for decades. And they've made my driving very uncomfortable. I've had an EV for only a few months, and I keep thinking of trading it in for an older Honda. I've installed a USB fan, but ... why? Why am I paying so much more to get an experience I hate?

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Post by agd »

jbm wrote: post #27

Please eliminate the glass roof. Why do EV companies keep making this customer hostile decision? On my 2019 Model 3, a stress fracture showed up overnight and everytime I look up I see a 3000$ fix for a car that is worth 10k max. I have no idea who wants it. It is hot in the summer, cold in the winter and you can have a sudden bill related to a rock on the street. Somehow everyone, from Tesla to Ferrari has this insa…

I love panoramic sunroofs.

Natural light makes the driving (and passenger) experience much more pleasant for me.

Re: EV Stupidity Checklist

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Post by nubinetwork »

vitally3643 wrote: post #29
thebruce87m wrote: post #22

> Physical charge-port door mechanism. So is the only one in the list that is actually EV specific? It also has a direct counterpart on an ICE vehicle so even it doesn’t count.

I have an ICE vehicle with keyless entry. Of course, it has a physical key as backup in case the keyless doesn't work or the battery dies. The physical key triggers an electronic switch. There's no mechanical link. There's no way at all to enter the vehicle if the battery dies. Which is problematic because you can't charge the battery without accessing the hood release inside the electronically locked cabin. The Niss…

Not even a slim jim?

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Post by kiddico »

jbm wrote: post #27

Please eliminate the glass roof. Why do EV companies keep making this customer hostile decision? On my 2019 Model 3, a stress fracture showed up overnight and everytime I look up I see a 3000$ fix for a car that is worth 10k max. I have no idea who wants it. It is hot in the summer, cold in the winter and you can have a sudden bill related to a rock on the street. Somehow everyone, from Tesla to Ferrari has this insa…

I don't like it, but that was often the first thing people mentioned liking when the got in.

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Post by skywhopper »

aaomidi wrote: post #8
panxyh wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rear view cameras might be better than mirrors in terms of field of view. This doesn't make them objectively better. Disadvantages are well argumented in the article. They are an useful accessory but shouldn't replace real vision.

Real vision is fucked when you can’t actually see what’s behind your car. Cameras will prevent a lot of unnecessary property damage, and more importantly, fully mitigate risk of killing humans/animals that are behind the car and outside the field of view.

No one is arguing cameras shouldn’t exist. In fact, back up cameras are mandatory in the US. But replacing mirrors and windows with cameras is bad, actually.

Re: EV Stupidity Checklist

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Post by XorNot »

lavela wrote: post #23

> Turn signal stalk While we're at it one thing to add: Keep your turn signal at an on-off pattern. I don't wan't to have to parse your cute turn signal animation. It's a warning light and should be somewhat irritating/eye-catching.

This annoys me whenever I'm on the road. The issue is unnecessary latency: the signal wastes time going from off to on by being substantially less bright then it should be.

If you want to add cutesy features then have the turn signal automatically synchronize blinking with the car in front/behind it. People would love it.

Re: EV Stupidity Checklist

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Post by Havoc »

This is mixing a hell of a lot of very different UX and safety things into on big "EV like like Tesla = bad".

Take the mirror thing. Yes a good mirror is great. It's the gold standard for 2026. I can totally envision a 2030 world where an artificially stitched together view of what's behind you dramatically outperforms a simple what can mirrors and angles do. A stitched together hybrid view possibly enhanced with other AI overlays is going to outperform normal users.

This is happening..OPs views on stupidity are not gonna stop it

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