Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked

Re:Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked – b... by squidgedcricket on Thursday October 10, 2024 @09:04PM (#41805134)

EV is relevant because all of the bricked Fisker cars are EVs. Nothing stopping something similar from happening to modern ICE vehicles.

TFA doesn't say that all Fisker cars are bricked - It says that they become unusable do to minor maintenance issues that can't resolved without Fisker servers being online.

I wish I could buy an electric car with no radio transmitters and no ways to install software other than JTAG ports. I think that'll be possible in the relatively near future through EV conversions of legacy vehicles, though that route may have crash safety concerns.

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Re:Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked – b... by survirtual on Friday October 11, 2024 @06:40AM (#41808237)

I want a rugged EV so bad. No smart features, no phoning home, total control to the user, and designed to be beat up. I think an EV could be an absolute workhorse if built correctly.

If I ever get the funds I'm building this vehicle for sure, because it is pretty much guaranteed no one else will.

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Re:Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked – b... by idratherbike on Sunday October 13, 2024 @07:32PM (#41832694)

I am thinking of building one too. Having enough funds and know how of all the regulations is a big road block though. I want to go a step further and have an analog electric car, tired of the digital computer crap.

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