> work in a software company from India
> bought an ev 2 wheeler
> the company provided statistics about the distance travelled, efficiency,
range, all in different driving modes
> felt happy to know all these
> company discontinued sending all the statistics, stopped web login by saying
all details would be available on the phone app
> 3 months got over, but no new features available on the phone app
> try to snoop what’s happening on their app
> found the api key and url from the app log.
> MF, they track 20+ parameters for each trip including the number of times the
horn is pressed > why the horn count? What are they going to get by tracking it?
🤔
> all the EVs are privacy nightmares.
there are companies that offer this. i think (at least in germany) it helps, that the structure of the car is kept intact, but there are probably still a lot of things the TÜV would like to check. i don't think it's easy (here) for a single person that does this once.
I was actually quite interested in something like this in high school in the late 2000s. There were a few DIY EVs that existed that were just ICE vehicles with anything ICE taken out, an electric motor put in the engine's place, and several 12v batteries connected in series.
Of course, they're pretty crude compared to those we have today, but it's very possible.
Build your own if you can
You wouldnt download a car…
You will have to modify a older car with electric components. Its not for the faint of heart.
To be honest, you don't get a good or cheap EV out of that. Low kWh per mile and short range.
Can you make it road legal though? Or is that pretty much reserved to manufacturers?
there are companies that offer this. i think (at least in germany) it helps, that the structure of the car is kept intact, but there are probably still a lot of things the TÜV would like to check. i don't think it's easy (here) for a single person that does this once.
I'm sure it depends on your country
Of course. People been modding/building ICE vehicles forever. ICE are more dangerous.
are you suggesting I 3d print a Lamborghini?
I was actually quite interested in something like this in high school in the late 2000s. There were a few DIY EVs that existed that were just ICE vehicles with anything ICE taken out, an electric motor put in the engine's place, and several 12v batteries connected in series.
Of course, they're pretty crude compared to those we have today, but it's very possible.