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The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Concept cars are, by definition, not actually finished. Nobody will be able to buy the car that was being shown at the car show. The car that will be on sale in 2-3 years will be a thematically similar but fundamentally different creature.

Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won't be defined yet. VW's first party servicing costs or the price of replacement brake pads are not defined yet. It'll be a job for a future car journalist to report on all those things once it's actually defined.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Yes I understand what a concept car is. That changes nothing about my comment because it wasn't about this specific car.

Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won't be defined yet.

Yes it is. It will use the same software and data sharing model as every other VW. They're not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They're not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.

If you read the article (I know, controversial) you'll see that that's exactly what they're suggesting they're doing, yes.

Personally I wouldn't hold my breath that it'll be better, but it is going to be completely different to their current software stack.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The article doesn't say anything about that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

VW says the production version of the ID. EVERY1 will be the company’s first vehicle to feature a new “powerful” software architecture that promises over-the-air updates. (Software has proven to be a bit of a pain for VW, with bugs and infrequent updates plaguing its ID family of vehicles for years.)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago

It does not say that it will be different in any of the ways that OP inquired about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

They might but only if they're building something new for their entire range.