Neil Brown5d ago

I am quite keen on the idea of an electric car.

I am less keen on the idea of a car which spies on me.

Show threadNeil Brown5d ago

I have an electric bicycle, which I love, and use as often as I can. But I am looking here for a car.

I kind of like the old Nissan Leaf, and it might *just* fit the bill, range wise. But I've also read various concerns. So I umm and aaah about them.

Newer electric cars leave me with a sense of "nice car you got there. Shame if we changed something about it or spied on you".

Show threadNeil Brown5d ago

I am not a car person.

I drive, but I don't enjoy driving particularly. It is a means to an end for me.

I much prefer to take a train but, sometimes, is either not possible, or else does not make sense (generally, time or money-wise).

Show threadMichael Kohne5d ago
@neil I very much wish I was in a tax bracket where I could afford to have someone do an electric conversion of an older vehicle. Though now I wonder if there are services out there that mod your car to cut it off from the mothership and put it more under your control?
Show threadpoleguy looking for lost tools
@mhkohne @neil I feel this is something that any mechanic could do if you asked them. I should ask my mechanic and/or check youtube to see how hard it is. It shouldn't be much harder than disconnecting an antenna from a plug, or cutting the cable, worst case.
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Show threadOlivier Mehani4d ago
@poleguy @mhkohne @neil check @KiwiEV