Seriously, I agree with @geerlingguy and I'll refuse to buy @internetofshit / #InternetOfShit devices.
There is no legitimate reason a #Dishwasher needs #Internet access or an #App.
Seriously, I'm just mad at this #Enshittification!
Call me weird but I'll only get an #EV if I can charge it as fast as I can gas up my Corsa D 1.0 3-door and pay for it in cash (or #Monero if I can get Monero for cash w/o #KYC!) and not have all the "#eCall" #tracking bs in it!
@kkarhan Keep firing that atmospheric weapon.of mass destruction every time you move...
Compromise on charging time. You can take breaks. That part is fine.
Don't compromise on the surveillance.
@KarlHeinzHasliP if you can find me an EV that is actually affordable and useable and not a privacy nightmare, I'll gladly switch.
If I can take breaks, I take #PublicTransport. It's just not an option and on some jobs I would've not been hired without a reliable car.
@kkarhan
Unfortunately, all new cars (regardless of how they are powered) are a privacy nightmare.
Maybe micro cars are an option for you. They aren't connected to the internet usually.
But if you have a car that works for you, why not keep it?
@KarlHeinzHasliP
@denki @KarlHeinzHasliP I will keep it simply because I can't really afford a new one and because it's already there and works fine!
As for smaller vehicles I do propose that for the (hopefully fewer and fewer) edge-cases where #PublicTransport just won't cut it, that we go #smol as in #PersonalLightVehicle and thus more #efficient!
@denki @KarlHeinzHasliP Personally, I think #Volkswagen should've taken the #1L or #L1, make it out of #Aluminium and #glassfiber or even fiber-reinforced #plastic instead of #CarbonFiber and actually #MassProduce it!
Instead of making a €111.000 shitpost that was limited to 250 units made and 200 sold…
@kkarhan @denki Got triggered by the part about needing to refuel super fast. That part of the original post is BS, happy with all the rest of your thinking.
Me, I love my ebike, able bodied as I am, that is all I really need. Once tried the citroen space tourer as a utility vehicle, if I actually needed one that would be decent, the new Kia utility vehicle also seems to cut it (not in terms of privacy though - probably would have to just cut out the internet connection for that)..
I've seen a bunch of the earlier version of this thing too - really like the concept. https://twike.com
@KarlHeinzHasliP
The Twike is a very interesting design. The pedals are not very useful though: If you pedal like a professional (180W) for an hour you only get 2,5km of range.
@kkarhan
@denki @kkarhan According to their website, it gets you 10-20% of the energy: Wieviel Muskelkraft der Fahrer einsetzt, bleibt ihm überlassen. Ein durchschnittlich trainierter Fahrer kann durch das Pedalieren eine Leistung von 100 bis 200 W einbringen. Das entspricht bei einer Geschwindigkeit von 50 km/h etwa 10 bis 20 % des Gesamtenergiebedarfs. Der Pedalantrieb ist dazu gedacht, den Motor zu unterstützen, jedoch nicht als alleinige Antriebsquelle des TWIKE.
@KarlHeinzHasliP @denki The main idea of the pedals is also to overcome initial inertia to get started.
@KarlHeinzHasliP
Even if we assume 200W (about double of what an averagely cyclist can do continuously), we only get 0.4 kWh/100km at 50km/h, so about 6% of their claimed 7.2kWh/h. Their claims seem to be inconsistent.
@kkarhan
@KarlHeinzHasliP
Yes, I was talking about the Twike 5. For the Twike 3 it would indeed be 10% of the 4kWh/100km (but not 20%) for their 200W assumption. I would not want to do 200W in a closed cabin though.
@kkarhan