Take a car with an internal combustion engine and replace everything that is needed for an electric car. Now you have a no-nonsense car.

Instead, we have a rolling data center that feels like a smartphone.

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    You completely missed the point. OP made a claim “EV cars have lots of gimmicks”, this comment is saying “so do non EV cars”.

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      this comment is saying “so do non EV cars”

      It’s not though. Perhaps that is what they mean which is why I asked for clarification but it sure is not what they said.

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        The discussion isn’t about oxygen sensors or knock sensors. They’re talking about all the ‘smart’ features that send all kinds of information about you to the manufacturers. These systems are present in almost all modern cars.

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          GPS location data, speed, acceleration, braking, video, driver weight, passenger weight, radio preference, podcasts, music,…