• mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 months ago

    The Megane E-tech has functionality in its satnav that lets you plot a route with charging stations on the way, showing how much capacity you will have left when you get to them. Not essential, but very useful for somebody who is new to EVs.

    Software that communicates with power companies to allow the car to charge overnight at advantageous rates, or even feed energy back into the grid. Again, not essential, but good for the customer and helps with the transition to green electricity.

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      5 months ago

      I have that in my ICE car and I never use it (map of gas stations correlated with remaining fuel). That’s not specific to an EV.

      Any of those features can be in a smartphone attached to your dashboard. Sure you have some benefits in accessing the car data, but they are small.