Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictably terrible

Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by gjsman-1000 on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:04PM (#35428545)

If I'm getting nervous from Civil Unrest (or just a really bad snowstorm coming up in Canada), I can always grab a few 5-gallon containers, fill them up at a Gas Station, and keep them in my garage just in case, along with filling up my car. If nothing happens, I'll just use them up. If something does happen... I don't want to be the guy with the EV trying to get away when everyone else is also trying to use the EV charging stations for the same reason. If the charging stations are even functional.

Plus, an electric car (or any valuable car) is prime target during civil unrest. It's fun to destroy expensive stuff. It's not fun to destroy a mid-2000s Civic.

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by SketchySeaBeast on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:37PM (#35429096)

This feels a lot like you're writing a survivalist fan fiction. I don't think the car's motor type is going to be the difference in this scenario.

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by optymizer on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:13PM (#35428724)

I understand buying something extra just to be prepared, but to drive a Civic because someone might destroy it 5 years from now seems like optimizing for 0.001% of the time at the expense of 99.999% of your time. Plus, there's insurance.

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Re:Tesla removes parking sensors, the results are predictabl... by organsnyder on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:17PM (#35428783)

Just keep your car charged (easy to do with at-home charging) and you'll almost always have 200+ miles of range available. If you need to travel further than that to safety, you have bigger problems (and traffic will probably be jammed to the point of roads being unusable anyways).

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