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> Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse. There ar
by clouddrover 6y ago
> Jesus christ are UIs in cars laggy, and when you consider what quad-core gigahertz costs or draws in power (raspberry pi, etc)... there's no excuse.
There are improvements to be made in software but the excuse is that they're using robust parts that are supposed to last. In contrast, Tesla says its parts only last 5 years. That's not exactly automotive grade:
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-touchscreens-in-nhtsa-recall-were-only-meant-to-last-5-6-years-anyway https://www.thedrive.com/tech/39065/tesla-claims-failing-tou...
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows-why-automotive-grade-matters https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows...
> US charging infrastructure is in bad bad shape. Well, that would imply it existed in the first place.
It does exist. There are 3,484 CCS charging locations in the US:
https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html
The fastest EV cannonball run was done with a Porsche Taycan using Electrify America:
https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/ https://www.electrifyamerica.com/locate-charger/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFsjMvCFlig
https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-electric-cross-country-cannonball-record/ https://insideevs.com/news/464763/porsche-taycan-beats-elect...
And there's more investment going into CCS from state and federal government. For example:
https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny https://www.nypa.gov/innovation/initiatives/evolve-ny
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-act-ev-chargers-ocasio-cortez-levin/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/electric-vehicle-freedom-...