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Originally Posted by snizzle
Even on the topic of EVs, where is the groundswell of support from a consumer perspective (<6% in 2022 sales) that in a theoretical free market would urge automakers to continue. We've discuss ad nauseam the other driving factors. I believe "they" want us to rent these cars and associated features with a recurring revenue model. It's not a one and done purchase anymore. The tech industry is doing this as well which is now tied in via a software defined vehicle concept. Say a pandemic arrives, wouldn't it be nice to lock everyone down and turn off their vehicles OTA (for the "greater good" of course).
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Yep. I need to hire a skilled mechanic to disable my OnStar functionality and I'll definitely be keeping the Honda Accord which is old enough not to have any of that stuff.