• rem26_art@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      Yeah I’m sad that the rise of EV’s coincides with just how extra cars have become in recent years. If you sold me a mid 90s Honda Civic hatchback with an electric drivetrain, no internet connectivity, no electric door handles or touch screens, I’d be happy with it.

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      11 months ago

      One thing that I always thought as crazy was the amount of electric and electronic shit these modern EVs have. Bitch, weren’t you supposed to save battery for driving? Why are you putting a light show when I’m supposed to be focused on the road?

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        11 months ago

        Eh, something like that probably draws about half a kilowatt, and it would be hard to shed all of that functionality (I think the Mitsubishi i-Miev might, but also reverse cameras are a requirement in cars now so you can’t get rid of the screen)

        For comparison, my car has about a 65kwh battery. I probably use maybe 20kilowatts when driving, but there are lots of variables there. If my half-kilowatt estimate is reasonably accurate, you can run it alone for about 130 hours.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, it’s fucking dumb having all this shit added that I don’t want and I have to pay for it.

        We need a new manufacturer for the common man.

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          11 months ago

          Yes! A true car of the people, almost like a volkswagen!

          …wait that’s a car company too? And they’re part of the problem?

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      11 months ago

      Imagine. No software, just a potentiometer regulating how much current goes into the engines.

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          11 months ago

          I know it wouldn’t be a potentiometer, as it is extraordinarily inefficient, but you get the idea

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      11 months ago

      Could you imagine taking an old school Square body and making lighter with the very basic modern amenities like power windows and MAYBE a basic touch screen radio. I know aerodynamics and safety are why they aren’t around but find a way to make it work and that stuff would sell to some of the more stubborn people. Like you said strip all the nonsense out and make it basic.

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        11 months ago

        An EV with crank windows, a parking break lever for mad j turns, and a standard double din radio so I can upgrade it like it’s the 9ps again.

        Sign me up

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        11 months ago

        Dude you could fit a literal ton of batteries into a squarebody. In my 76, the engine bay has enough room to comfortably fit multiple full grown adults inside of it with the V8 engine in place. You could probably fit 3 small block V8s in there without doing anything but removing the inner fenders.