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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by loloquwowndueo on Saturday January 18, 2025 @04:27PM (#42751562)
> Life is too short for me not to enjoy the time I have to spend driving.

Or, you could reengineer your too-short life so you waste less time driving.

It’s fine if you like driving and want to have a nice car - connoisseurs abound in all fields. But for 99% of people it’s not an issue worth optimizing for.

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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by UniverseHacker on Saturday January 18, 2025 @04:37PM (#42751620)
That’s actually part of it for me- I often work from home and have very little required driving- so I do mostly see driving as a recreational activity. If I’m going to visit a remote beach or mountain lake for fun on the weekend, I want the drive down a long winding road to be fun also.
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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by dzhiurgis on Monday January 20, 2025 @08:11PM (#42775195)
> But for 99% of people it’s not an issue worth optimizing for.

Bold claim. Sitting in traffic in manual or auto ICE is a nightmare compared to a Tesla.

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