Wednesday, January 23, 2019

They know where you are, how fast you drive, and they can hear all communication in the car. Supercool for police.

To Own an EV, you HAVE TO BE RICH. VERY RICH.

FROM THE INTERNET
Police in Switzerland in canton Basel bought Teslas. Obviously with poor evaluation. They regret this decision deeply, because only after bought them, they found out it doesn't meet police requirement.

E.g. a Tesla is a Laptop on wheels, so a hacker can take over control. More gas please, empty the battery or fill it up. A Tesla is connected with the company who gets every little data. The Tesla Company can take over the electronic themselves.

How to disconnect? Not possible.

They know where you are, how fast you drive, and they can hear all communication in the car. Super cool for police.

And in Switzerland with snow and temperatures below 0° Celsius, the charging takes more time, battery is empty in short time, doors can't be opened electronically. Great for gangsters in wintertime.
Now they have the problem: How to get a communication system not connected with Tesla Company or easily available for hackers.

I was going to buy a Tesla until I realized that it was really a data collection device.
Then when it came out that the software was basically Linex (which is actully a very robust operating system for lots of devices) but could also be easily hacked, I changed my mind.

I cringe at the thought of a car testifying against me in traffic court because I wanted to go from 0 to 60 in three seconds in a 50mph speed zone, and has a reputation of frying the owner if something goes wrong on the highway.

BTW, what does happen to the batteries when they get old?

Porsche is a great performance car all the way around, but I'll stick with good old high octane and just enough electronic options to keep things interesting but without having to worry about my ride turning "states evidence".

I can fuel up my car for 350 miles in 5 minutes.

The Porsche Taycan is widely considered to be the "mainstream" luxury automobile market's most potent threat to the Tesla Model S. The specs for the vehicle look to be extremely impressive, not just from an EV standpoint, but from any type of "street legal" standpoint. It is said to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds and it’ll have a top speed of over 155 mph. Its range will come in at 310 miles and it will be chargeable up to 250 miles in just over 20 minutes at a Porsche high-voltage supercharger.
Oh, and it also happens to rather impressive.

There has been an air of intrigue surrounding the Taycan since it was announced in late 2015 and it'll finally be going on sale at the end of the year this year. As we get closer to that date, we're also getting our first look at potential demand, which seems to be far exceeding Porsche's expectations.
BGR is reporting that demand is so strong that Porsche is actually doubling production to meet it. The article reveals that Porsche is going to manufacture 40,000 units per year, which is twice its initial plan of 20,000 vehicles.