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Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by bogeholm on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @02:06PM (#48574260)
Mercedes has some interesting EV options, and they have some models at the moment that are not necessarily that expensive. Through the grapevine I overheard something about surplus production due to mandate to build a certain number of EVs.

If you don’t want/need a new car, the used car market in Germany is pretty active with EQAs and EQBs.

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Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by martin_a on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @07:34PM (#48578523)
Mercedes is terrible for EVs. Adaptive Cruise Control for example is a paid feature with a recurring subscription. Don't encourage "Car as a Service" concepts.
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Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by bogeholm on Thursday June 18, 2026 @01:48PM (#48588884)
Didn’t know, thanks
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Re:Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users by martin_a on Thursday June 18, 2026 @05:22PM (#48591815)
No problem!

Former colleague had an EQB and I nearly hit another car on the Autobahn because cruise control was not breaking when I got closer. That was really unexpected as that was a standard feature in my Hyundai...

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