Ian Chard

This is going to take primary legislation to fix. Either support the car for a reasonable lifetime, say 12-15 years, or enable all features and open the ecosystem when you drop support so someone else can DIY it. Cars-as-a-service is a massively retrograde step. #nissan #nissanleaf #ev #cars

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/nissan-leaf-app-shutdown-nissanconnect-ev-app

‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown

Carmaker’s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from experts

The Guardian
Mar 14 at 9:50amWeb
Show threadCockneyLaurieMar 14

@flup
Saw a programme recently on what happened when one company went under....

https://youtu.be/hD0HOUCqLJo?si=2vasPMP4LG1UBXJ-

Now an owner's group is making the car better than it ever was...

But yes, allowing companies to sell you a car but still owning it, is much like the e-book fiasco

Once every paperback sold in the US carried a statement that said it was your right to resell your book so long as it was sold in it's cover etc

Now you can't even put your paid for book on an alternative e-reader without Amazon's permission

This creeping rental of facilities like AI and web-connection of everything is the bain of our times

Fisker Failed. Now Owners Are Finishing The Car Themselves.

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Show threadIan ChardMar 14
@cockneylaurie I feel this could be the future of car finance too. Take this plan and you own the metal, but we reserve the right to turn it off if you stop paying or we decide that we don’t like you any more.