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They are illegal and people don't want them. Yes, it really is as simple as that. Legality aside, making such a car a reality is at the very least 1B€ in devel
by constantcrying 2y ago
They are illegal and people don't want them.
Yes, it really is as simple as that. Legality aside, making such a car a reality is at the very least 1B€ in development cost (you have to do a new electronics architecture and probably a new platform variant). You will never make a profit on such a car. The customer base is tiny and expects low prices, but low prices can only be achieved with high volumes.
- meowster 2y agoWhat's illegal about a low-tech (aka "dumb") electric car? Is there a law that requires connectivity, or for manufacturers to abuse that connectivity?
- constantcrying 2y ago>What's illegal about a low-tech (aka "dumb") electric car? That it can't meet regulatory safety standards. E.g. drowsiness detection or crash detection to call emergency services mean that any car can not be "low tech" in any meaningful sense. So the best thing you can possibly get is a high tech car, where user facing technologies have been removed. Needlessly to say, the market for that is miniscule.
- speg 2y agoWhat is illegal?
- constantcrying 2y agoA car without a complex internal electronic system.