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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by dboreham on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @08:19PM (#35350163)
Monthly subscription for heated seats enters the room..
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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by CatWChainsaw on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @08:37PM (#35350346)
I raise you "your car repossesses itself to the dealership when you miss a payment" a la Ford.
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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by brewdad on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:28AM (#35352577)
What if, after hearing about the heated seats subscription, Ford patented the self-repossession so that BMW could never implement such a terrible idea?
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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by CatWChainsaw on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:55AM (#35354870)
What if Ford patented the idea so they could profit at a later date, with the added benefit of depriving competition of a revenue stream?
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