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> Almost no other automaker has connected cars

Wait, is this true for EVs? I've written off purchasing an EV entirely because I don't want a connected car and I thought they all were. If there are ones that aren't connected, that changes the equation quite a lot.

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While I don't know about the details of what all the other EVs have, most of the legacy auto EVs model year 2020 and earlier were basically built on ICE platforms, and mostly have the same features except having an EV drivetrain.

Many models coming out now are on new dedicated EV platforms, so you'd really have to check them to see what connectivity features they might have.

Nothing about EVs require connectivity though, it's just Tesla that have caused a shift in direction in many other automakers.

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