noxy

nah I really think you got it wrong.

big companies spend obscene amounts of money and effort researching how to manipulate and influence people effectively so they can make the most profit they can get away with.

a catchy jingle is an obvious example. not really nefarious (i have strong nostalgia for local business jingles and slogans) tho.

dark patterns on websites are a better example. like how it's really easy to sign up for amazon prime, but canceling amazon prime is impossible to do without having to use a search engine to find the obscure link to the cancellation page.

if you think people influence companies more than the other way wrong, I really gotta urge you to consider another angle.

They even have a turboprop, which is a jet engine with a propeller!

Disgusting. I would never park one in my driveway. What would the neighbors think??

gotta be 25 years old or older to register an imported car here sadly

tho 25 years ago is a lot more recent than it feels to my ancient ass

if only the Miata was a mass produced, affordable vehicle, regarded highly by car enthusiasts, with a thriving aftermarket for modifications and upgrades. Maybe there might be some ways to increase the engine power.

Oh well..

That Miata absolutely fucks.

Were I a dragon I would take it in a dragonsfuckingcars-ly fashion

You really shouldn't be worried about Bolts specifically. Way more likely to have an ICE vehicle catch fire than an EV.

And that massive Bolt recall means the used affected ones all have newer batteries anyways

algorithmic system, so...Software?

And yet they may still be allowed to ~~merge with~~ assimilate Albertson's, leaving so many neighborhoods with less (or even zero) choices for where to ~~buy groceries~~ get price gouged

I wish I could believe that we will ever be free of "MAGA".

My non-Tesla EV would only be affected by way of more Teslas at non-Tesla chargers. Which, to your point, would be a pretty significant impact to road trips.

But neither I nor most people take road trips more than a few times a year, so even in this extreme case, the impact wouldn't be relevant ~95% of the time.

And to the original topic, this wouldn't brick any EVs or anything like that.

There are no alternatives. Everything is predatory. Blaming consumers is ignorant.