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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by fyrn_ on Thursday December 04, 2025 @09:32PM (#46156219)
Many modern ford cars have 6 CAN buses. ICE cars are not simpler. The tech _has_ been beaten with the hammer of incremental improvement for a long time, but ICE cars are not less computer controlled. If anything ice engines require many more "computers" and sensors to be efficient
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Re:BMW PHEV: When EU engineering becomes a synonym for "unre... by SkyPuncher on Friday December 05, 2025 @12:01AM (#46156992)
My Hybrid F-150 is so freaking complex. They basically seem to have swapped many components over to electrical drive (like the F-150 Lightning), but they still have to slap all of the ICE components in there as well.
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