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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Is Now America's Best-Selling EV That Isn't A Tesla (insideevs.com)

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[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Their most recent OTA update also allows you to disable location sharing, presumably to conform to California law.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any idea if this is true outside the US?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just cover up the sharkfin with aluminum tape.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Those are mostly for GPS and AM/FM. The antenna for the connected services is likely in the dash.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Likely to disable it for other users mostly for in a domestic abuse situation (not the OEM) for a new York law. https://opdv.ny.gov/nys-connected-vehicle-service-laws