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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by beamatronic on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:45PM (#28547725)
It's not ridiculous but it does lead to this conclusion: That there is probably a single optimal "skateboard" type design. Manufacturers are converging on this anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboard_(automotive_platfor...

Then the real truth that no one wants to hear, is that there is no need for so many different types of passenger vehicles.

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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by awesomeusername on Thursday September 16, 2021 @01:18AM (#28548317)
It's astonishing how similar all cars are becoming, outside of the superficial stuff. For a reason. Convergence on the optimal solution.
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by hoseja on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:14AM (#28548987)
They are also optimizing for superficial appeal to customer, not 100% functionality.
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by dzhiurgis on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:50AM (#28549175)
If that’s actually true there will be one player to rule them all. Tesla essentially been selling same car for a decade.
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by nickik on Thursday September 16, 2021 @05:10AM (#28549571)
This is nonsense. That's like saying 'everybody converging on a 4 wheel design'. The details of how the platform is built and integrated is still very different.

> Then the real truth that no one wants to hear, is that there is no need for so many different types of passenger vehicles.

Good that we have you to tell us what vehicles people should drive.

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