• Fake4000@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Honestly, just take a basic normal car, and replace its engine with an electric one. No on screen entertainment, no cameras, no AI bull shit, no self driving. Just as basic as it gets.

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      Backup cameras are required on all 2018 or newer vehicles in the US and Canada, so you will need at least one in the back and a small screen for that, maybe hide that screen in the review.

      This imaginary basic car should also come with a double-din radio so it can be upgraded like the old days.

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      Yes, the absolute basic required technology to make it road legal, physical switches and either physical gauges or a non-touch screen for gauges if that’s cheaper.

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        Physical switches > screens. It’s much harder to develop the muscle memory for a screen. I don’t have to look away from the road with switches.

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        The reason everything is on a touch screen now is that it’s cheaper than physical switches, as ridiculous as that seems. And yes, I greatly prefer physical switches.

        Buy and wire multiple switches on every car, requiring wiring harnesses, ECM IO pins etc. or pay an intern a minimal sum once so he can put “designed Chevrolet in-dash console” on his resume. Then never update it even though it supports OTA updates and is a glitchy mess, Chevy

        This is the same reason so many products come with a stupid Bluetooth app now rather than more than one button. Pay once rather than pay on every unit.

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            Maybe something like the SEXY buttons for Teslas actually become a more common thing. Wireless buttons that you can stick almost anywhere you want and set up to control what you want.

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        “Get your cheap, reliable EVs here!” Done. You can pay me that $100k marketing salary whenever it’s convenient.

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      The problem is you can’t efficiently electrify a vehicle designed for fossil fuels. The requirements differ too much.

      Actually EV conversions were common before we got intentionally designed EVs and the original Tesla roadster was built on a standard Lotus body and frame, but luckily we’re beyond that now.

      You can still choose to electrify a vehicle now but you get poor performance and range, unbalanced handling, and pay way too much for a mediocre vehicle. It’s bot worth it

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        They mean at the design/manufacturing level, not retrofitting.

        They mean just creat a simple ev car with only the needed designs to house the battery, controller and electric motor(s).

        They mean discard all ideas of “futuristic” interiors, techs, or anything. Just build a modest car with an electric powerplant and battery storage. Then stop.

        Fire any designer who tells you AI could improve the product.

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      What’s the incentive? Most people will have to buy a car anyways, so without a different incentive, it’s better for every manufacturer to sell you a 60k+ car where the margins are way higher. If profit is the sole motive it’s a no brainer.

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        The incentive is going to be undercutting the competition. It’s going to happen someday, might as well be you, car company.