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Re:A popular Bluetooth car battery monitor that siphons up a... by Goronmon on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:30AM (#36492449)
If not, why not and why did humanity end up in a state where clunky apps are needed for this when the car already has all the electronics it needs for this?

(Almost) No one is making their car purchasing decisions based on the existence of a car battery health feature.

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Re:A popular Bluetooth car battery monitor that siphons up a... by Aardwolf on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @10:58AM (#36493827)
I mean, probably nobody looks at whether a stick to measure the oil level is integrated in the oil cap either, but it's still there fortunately (or do you need an app for that too these days?)
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Re:A popular Bluetooth car battery monitor that siphons up a... by FractalParadigm on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @12:48PM (#36495444)
Unfortunately, a lot of vehicles these days, mostly high-end, do not come with oil dipsticks anymore[0]. I know that Audi starting switching to sensors-only around 2012, and I believe BMW started even earlier than that.

[0]: https://www.motorbiscuit.com/oil-dipsticks-disappearing-at-a...

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