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America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars - The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] Yaztromo@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can see a good argument for having a small refrigerator built-in. My last ICE vehicle had an air conditioning bypass vent inside the glove box so you could keep a drink and a sandwich cold — and an EV could do so much better. I know I could buy a small powered cooler and plug it in, but having it within easy reach while out on a road trip was very useful — and is one of the few things I miss on on old ICE vehicle which has no analogue in my EV.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, the fridge would be useful in certain types of car. When my kids were little that would actually have been really helpful. But emoji headlights??

I've never owned a particularly fast car, but I've owned a few that were fun regardless. And I think it has more to do with power-to-weight ratio and cornering ability than anything that was on the dashboard.