Sunshine@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoWhat are the most reliable ev models on the market?message-squaremessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down15
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareWhat are the most reliable ev models on the market?Sunshine@piefed.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square73linkfedilink
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoTo what end? Just to prevent the remote bricking? Does that mean you no longer have to decline their data collection requests every month or so? Asking as someone who loves their Leaf but could love it more.
minus-squarespeculate7383@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, I wasn’t even thinking about remote bricking when I did it. All of the car makers are making big money by selling your telematics data, so insurance companies can charge you more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html and then there is this: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-buying-americans-location-data-under-scrutiny-11627381 Unfortunately, the Leaf doesn’t really know the SIM is removed, so it still asks me every month. But fortunately, now it doesn’t matter what I answer 🙂
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThanks for the info. Looks like I have a lroject after spring plantings, trimmings, and repairs are done.
To what end? Just to prevent the remote bricking? Does that mean you no longer have to decline their data collection requests every month or so?
Asking as someone who loves their Leaf but could love it more.
No, I wasn’t even thinking about remote bricking when I did it.
All of the car makers are making big money by selling your telematics data, so insurance companies can charge you more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html
and then there is this:
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-buying-americans-location-data-under-scrutiny-11627381
Unfortunately, the Leaf doesn’t really know the SIM is removed, so it still asks me every month. But fortunately, now it doesn’t matter what I answer 🙂
Thanks for the info. Looks like I have a lroject after spring plantings, trimmings, and repairs are done.