New VW Bus
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- fruitsalad1
Problem with the new one vs the older tech ones is simplicity.
The old ones are a simple system, simply built. Meaning you can easily fix one up yourself.
Newer cars use increasingly sophisticated materials and manufacturing processes, as well as complex smartphone like electronics which mean completely rules out any chance of self maintenance. You won't be able to buy 2020 VW 25 years later off eBay, source a few spare parts, do a bit of diy and get it up and running again.
So then you can ask,are we actually making an eco friendly car? If we make electronic cars infinitely complex and autonomous, how will we, the average public, be able to cheaply fix thump 25 years later ourselves?
It's going to be like current iPhones and MacBooks. sophisticatedly manufactured and glued together, with no user maintenance. Which means when it breaks, you bin it...
I got to say, i'm not happy with these modern designs. It's feels like it follows apples closed system, keeping users out. They need to at least make it modular so that it's easy to switch out the engine,the brakes, the dashboard etc.
- sorry my typing skills are not good todayfruitsalad
- but it's made of batteries and computers, you can't expect low-level tech like that in 2020 and beyondmonospaced