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144 points herbertl | 4 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source
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hansvm ◴[] No.43274871[source]
However good this thing is otherwise, "ID Everyone" is a horrible slogan for a new car. I wouldn't mind some manufacturer agreeing to not buy/sell your sexual history, creating radios which aren't vulnerable to remote controlling the car via buffer overflows, and otherwise treating cars like physical goods you own and can rely opon instead of hooks into your personal life.
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melenaboija ◴[] No.43275073[source]
I might be too old but I still don’t understand why carmakers have to do electric vehicles weirder than gas vehicles in every sense, weirder lines, weirder lights, weirder names, weirder interiors.

Not saying is bad, just saying.

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1. umeshunni ◴[] No.43275124[source]
Yeah they could just call it the Golf EV and be done with it
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2. s0rce ◴[] No.43275157[source]
There is already an e-Golf, seems like a pretty reasonable car, no idea on the price/range, etc. A friend had one, was nice.
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3. rsynnott ◴[] No.43283556[source]
It's dead; the id.3 was the replacement. Priced similarly to the id.3, but it didn't sell well compared to other comparable EVs AIUI. My theory is that at least a decent subset of people who want to buy an EV want an EV which looks like an EV, ie weird. Hence the id.3, which is _vastly_ more successful than the eGolf.
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4. s0rce ◴[] No.43286652{3}[source]
Oh, I didn't realize they killed it. I like the golf...