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>Noooooooooo! No apps, please! Finally a car not tethered to and dependent on your phone, and we already have our first request to app-ify it!

What car is tied to your phone? A mustang mach-e, for instance, does not require your phone at all. It has a FOB for opening the doors and starting it, you can program the charging times from the in-car screen.

The app is optional, exactly as it should be. This car DESPERATELY is going to need an app when it comes to charging whether you know it or not. With no in-car screen you'll have absolutely no way to control charging which WILL come back to bite you.

>Yes to a simple battery system!

"simple" in this case will add cost. Nearly every EV has the battery as a part of the structural frame of the vehicle for a reason (there are some niche exceptions in China). Nothing is impossible, but I don't see them making the battery easily swappable, while also being structurally sound, and keeping the low price point.

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nancyminusone a day ago | parent [-]

> DESPERATELY is going to need an app when it comes to charging whether you know it or not

I don't own an EV. What for? Do you really need more than a button or two and some leds?

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yreg 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

In addition to the sibling comment, you want to be able to check if the vehicle is charging and everything is fine remotely. EVs randomly stopping charging for various reasons is not rare at all. You want to get a notification.

You want to know when the vehicle finishes charging so you can vacate the public charger.

You want to be able to reduce the current when the charging is tripping breakers wherever you are.

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tw04 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Controlling your charging. You shouldn’t be charging more than 80% for daily driving unless you want to destroy your battery.

You will almost assuredly also want to be able to precondition if you live in a cold climate.

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tredre3 19 hours ago | parent [-]

Again, why do you consider those things as better done via a smartphone and an app, versus using the already built-in screen (the one behind the wheel)?

	▲	tw04 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As I’ve already stated, I consider it better done by both. I don’t think forcing one or the other is a good user experience. Every preview I’ve seen has stated that display is for the speedometer and backup camera, and that’s it. It’s not an input device.