The data found about 68 per cent of car shoppers in 2022 who did not own an EV showed an intent to purchase one, but that dropped to 56 per cent this year.

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    611 months ago

    Maybe people don’t want to drive a vehicle that spies on them? All EVs are privacy invading.

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      11 months ago

      Get out of your bubble a bit and you’ll realize that basically no one in the real world cares about that

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        311 months ago

        basically no one in the real world cares about that

        I’m going to assume that ignorance is your idea of “not caring”. I think people would care if they knew the truth.

        Put it this way, if you offered informed people an EV that spies on them or an EV that doesn’t, would anyone pick the one that spies on them?

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          111 months ago

          With the price difference it would make? I’m sure most people would go for the cheaper, spying option.

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            111 months ago

            As long as they are informed, they’re more than welcome to choose that option. As it stands, there are no options for privacy-respecting EVs.

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              11 months ago

              It still doesn’t mean it’s one of the main reasons why sales are down, which is what you implied at first. Proof of that? Gas cars have the same kind of tech, people still buy them.

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                111 months ago

                It will doesn’t mean it’s one of the main reasons why sales are down, which is what you implied at first.

                Of course, I don’t think it has a major effect on sales in the grand scheme of things. Speaking of only my own reasons, I personally wouldn’t buy a car that spies on me if I had other choices. That takes all electric cars off the table.

                Gas cars have the same kind of tech, people still buy them.

                I do agree that modern gas cars also have spyware in them (it’s a fact), but ALL EVs have them.

                At least with gas cars, you can still buy one old enough to be free of spyware.

                Eventually, all cars will have spyware, but forcing people to buy them out of necessity isn’t the same as them choosing to buy it because they want to.

                I don’t care either way. Car manufacturers have made it easy for me to pick cycling as my main form of transportation. LOL

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        111 months ago

        People don’t care about it until they get bitten. Then they act all outraged and make outrageous demands for compensation.