Sunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 12 days agoSlate's $24,950 electric truck is on track for release this year — here's how it stacks up against the cheapest EVs I've testedwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up194
arrow-up194external-linkSlate's $24,950 electric truck is on track for release this year — here's how it stacks up against the cheapest EVs I've testedwww.tomsguide.comSunshine@piefed.caM to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareContactClosure@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 days agoI’m a bit out of the loop, the slate doesn’t have a modem and GPS? I assume the bolt does? Seems like an important factor these days.
minus-squareIconoclast@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up20·12 days agoIt’s a car, not computer. Lack of wireless connectivity is nothing but a plus in my books. My phone has an internet and GPS for when I need them.
minus-squareHAL_9_TRILLION@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 days ago Seems like an important factor these days. Seems like something I’d want to avoid at all costs these days.
minus-squareKind_to_Everyone@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoYes, but it’s moot from a privacy standpoint for most if you bring your cell phone in the car.
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoIf you’re worried about it, it’s trivial to throw your phone in a faraday bag.
minus-squareblitzen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 days agoWhatever the right amount of distrust in phones, the distrust in car makers is much much greater.
minus-squareContactClosure@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoYes we know phones have radios in them thank you.
I’m a bit out of the loop, the slate doesn’t have a modem and GPS? I assume the bolt does? Seems like an important factor these days.
It’s a car, not computer. Lack of wireless connectivity is nothing but a plus in my books. My phone has an internet and GPS for when I need them.
That was my point.
Seems like something I’d want to avoid at all costs these days.
Yes, but it’s moot from a privacy standpoint for most if you bring your cell phone in the car.
If you’re worried about it, it’s trivial to throw your phone in a faraday bag.
Whatever the right amount of distrust in phones, the distrust in car makers is much much greater.
Yes we know phones have radios in them thank you.