Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agoHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1message-squareHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?Waldowal@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square87fedilinkfile-text
I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·11 days agoA coworker had a problem with one that decided to do a software update in a parking lot that ended up bricking the car. After that, they went back to a gas powered car.
minus-squarebisby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 days agoOTA updates are not an EV thing. That is all modern cars.
minus-squaresnail_hunter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoI mean modern ICE cars can have this same problem.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoEnough to brick the car from starting? I have an older car I don’t have any experience with that.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoHoly crap. That’s an expensive software update. Did the manufacturer provide any kind of remuneration?
A coworker had a problem with one that decided to do a software update in a parking lot that ended up bricking the car. After that, they went back to a gas powered car.
OTA updates are not an EV thing. That is all modern cars.
I mean modern ICE cars can have this same problem.
Enough to brick the car from starting?
I have an older car I don’t have any experience with that.
Holy crap. That’s an expensive software update. Did the manufacturer provide any kind of remuneration?
Nope