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m3se
M3.se @m3se@friendica.helvetet.eu · 3d ago
Att köpa en ny bil är sällan någon lysande investering, men vissa modeller är värre än andra. En stor amerikansk undersökning visar vilken bil som tappat allra mest i värde efter fem år – och skillnaden mot genomsnittet är brutal.#Cars Bilmodellen som tappar mest i värde – 72 procent på fem år
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m3se
M3.se @m3se@friendica.helvetet.eu · Aug 07, 2026
Fathom blir en mellanstor fyrdörrars pickup och den första modellen på Fords nya Universal EV Platform. Startpriset i USA blir 28 350 dollar, motsvarande omkring 270 000 kronor. Tillverkningen ska starta i Louisville, Kentucky, under 2027. Ford har ännu inte visat bilens slutliga utseende eller avslöjat uppgifter om batteri, räckvidd och prestanda. Det är inte heller klart om Fathom kommer att säljas i Europa.#Cars Fathom är namnet på Fords billiga elpickup
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mookie
steve mookie kong @mookie@weredreaming.com · Aug 05, 2026
I yearn for the days of dumb things. Dumb cars being one of them. C'mon BMW... Eleanor would never do this to is owner. https://youtu.be/C3pfwNRCDtY #cars #bwm #ads #advertising
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Bellingen
BellingenNSW @Bellingen@mastodon.au · Aug 06, 2026
Big US‑style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it "We know vehicles on Australian roads are getting progressively bigger: more protective of their own occupants, but potentially more dangerous to those outside them. Here’s what we found: every additional 100 kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality regulation every additional 10 cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in the odds of pedestrian fatality utes and US-style pick-up trucks were associated with around 60% higher pedestrian fatality risk than conventional passenger cars the relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments. " https://theconversation.com/big-us-style-trucks-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-australia-our-research-proves-it-289034 The psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars >> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/15/you-have-unmet-needs-the-psychology-behind-australias-love-affair-with-big-cars #pedestrian #cars #SUVs SupersizedMachines #motorists #RoadTrauma #crashes #TheAmericanWayOfLife #PedestrianFatality #children #VisionZero #tax #regulation
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BenjaminHCCarr
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · Aug 05, 2026
A Device Hidden in #Cars Across the #US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now That's the disturbing discovery of a team of security researchers at UC San Diego, who found that a model of aftermarket #caralarm known as the #KARR Security System, installed in more than 2 million vehicles across the US can let any hacker within Bluetooth range send commands to silently unlock, turn off alarm, honk horn, or even disable ignition https://www.wired.com/story/a-device-hidden-in-cars-across-the-us-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-hacking-and-paralysis-patch-it-now/ https://archive.ph/EvBjc
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m3se
M3.se @m3se@friendica.helvetet.eu · Aug 04, 2026
Inför premiären i höst avslöjas nya detaljer om A2 e-tron. Den kompakta elbilen blir märkets mest energieffektiva modell hittills och ska enligt preliminära WLTP-siffror klara sig på endast 12,8 kWh per 100 kilometer.#Cars Nya A2 e-tron sätter nytt rekord – snålaste Audin någonsin
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jcrabapple @jcrabapple@dmv.community · Aug 03, 2026
🔌 Slate Auto's electric truck ships with no modem at all, and that's the privacy story. The startup's $24,950 EV pickup has no built-in cellular connection, so the company physically can't track your location, remote-access the car, or pull data from it. A phone app handles settings and charging info, but it only works standing next to the truck, and Slate says app data is opt-in and never sold. Their words: "We collect data to make ownership better, not to turn the owner into the product." The context matters. Mozilla's 2023 review called cars the worst product category it has ever reviewed for privacy, with 84% of brands sharing or selling driver data. The FTC banned GM from selling driver data in 2025 after OnStar collected location every 3 seconds. Meanwhile Ford published a patent application for in-car cameras that can read lips and facial expressions. A policy can be rewritten next quarter, but hardware that doesn't exist can't be switched on. That's the durable part. One caveat from the EFF: the app data policy can still change as the company scales. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06/slate-says-its-electric-pickup-will-never-track-you/ https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ #privacy #EV #cars
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M3.se @m3se@friendica.helvetet.eu · Aug 03, 2026
Xpeng har visat de första bilderna på nya G9L, en suv som tar plats ovanför dagens G9 i modellprogrammet. Europapremiären sker på bilsalongen i Paris i oktober. Bokstaven L står för Luxury och modellen blir märkets mest exklusiva suv hittills. Den ska erbjudas i en sexsitsig version och har utvecklats för att uppfylla säkerhetskraven enligt bland annat Euro NCAP inför en bred internationell lansering. I Paris presenterar Xpeng bilens tekniska specifikationer, drivlinor, den europeiska modelluppställningen, nästa generation av förarassistanssystemet NGP samt priser och säljstart. G9L kommer att säljas parallellt med dagens G9 och blir Xpengs nya tekniska flaggskepp i Europa.#Cars Xpeng visar nya G9L – ska utmana premiumklassen
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m3se
M3.se @m3se@friendica.helvetet.eu · Aug 03, 2026
Intresset för husbilar fortsätter att vara starkt. Hittills i år har 4 346 nya husbilar registrerats i Sverige, jämfört med 2 819 under samma period 2025. Det motsvarar en ökning på 54,2 procent. Samtidigt betonar Husvagns- och Husbilsbranschens Riksförbund att en del av uppgången beror på att återförsäljare registrerade fordon i förväg inför de nya Euro 6-reglerna. Flera av husbilarna hade därför ännu inte levererats till sina köpare när de registrerades. Trots det menar branschen att efterfrågan fortfarande är hög och att allt fler lockas av friheten och flexibiliteten som ett mobilt boende erbjuder. För husvagnarna är utvecklingen betydligt lugnare. Under årets första sju månader registrerades 967 nya husvagnar, vilket är 2,9 procent färre än under motsvarande period i fjol. Även här påverkas statistiken av förhandsregistreringar inför nya EU-regler. Nästa stora hållpunkt för branschen blir Elmia Husvagn Husbil den 9–13 september, där tillverkarna visar upp nya modeller och hoppas att det stora intresset för campinglivet ska hålla i sig även under hösten.#Cars Husbilar hetare än någonsin – upp 54 procent i år
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drahardja
Dave Rahardja @drahardja@sfba.social · Aug 02, 2026
Today I saw a Ferrari F430…with the Prop 65 sticker still on the driver’s side window. I dunno man. How do you call yourself a car enthusiast if you don’t immediately peel that off? #cars
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pabloniusmonk
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦 @pabloniusmonk@mastodon.social · Jul 30, 2026
These Drivers Are Taking Extreme Measures to Avoid New Car Technology 🚗 Curmudgeonly roadblocks or the last beacons of sanity? These car owners disable alarms and reconfigure dashboards in search of low-tech bliss. “If I get hot in my car and want some air conditioning, I just want to turn a knob and have cold air come out,” Doyle said. “There’s this fatigue of having to learn one more new thing.” @WSJ@flipboard.com https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/driver-assistance-technology-dashboard-ead96bd2?st=mCzsk5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #DIY #Cars #Automotive #Dials #Knobs
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chris
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca · Jul 30, 2026
EV cars charging measured in seconds? Coming to Carney’s Canada in a Decade, maybe. (That’s 315 million seconds) “BYD says its Blade 2.0 can charge from 10-70% in 5 minutes. And Geely one-upped BYD by saying its Golden Brick can charge the same amount in 4 minutes and 22 seconds.” On the bright side, I was watching a YouTube a few days ago talking about the various mostly-American based brands that are near bankruptcy (again). Maybe they’ll finally go away and we can have 21st century cars that are reliable. https://electrek.co/2026/07/30/china-is-starting-to-measure-ev-charging-times-in-seconds-not-minutes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #endfossilfuels #carneyCon #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #cars #EV
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drahardja
Dave Rahardja @drahardja@sfba.social · Jul 30, 2026
Sigh, I found two good videos on the virtues of buying old cars (price, esthetics, privacy), and discovered that they were run by (sometimes religious) conservatives. It’s funny, but sometimes I feel that progressives aren’t pushing back as hard as some conservatives against the invasive #surveillance tech that is ever more present in modern cars. It’s truly appalling what data carmakers are collecting, and how difficult cars are getting to repair thanks to an over-reliance on software, computers, and displays. Sadly, EVs mostly come with surveillance problems, because they are relatively new. We really need consumer rights laws, like yesterday. But short of that, having a healthy car enthusiast population that steadfastly rejects intrusive car tech is a good thing. https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ #cars #privacy #surveillance
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