EV Stupidity Checklist: https://hypercritical.co/2026/05/29/ev-stupidity-checklist

[drchris@mastodon.ie]

@Colman @hypercritical this is our car compared to the original R5 from the 80’s

[colman@mastodon.ie]

@DrChris @hypercritical it does fit in parking spaces though. It’s not that large for a modern hatchback. ‍️

But yeah. Though the original Renault 5 was too small for my requirements currently.

[siracusa@mastodon.social]

@DrChris Look at those door handles!

[colman@mastodon.ie]

@DrChris @hypercritical I guess we’re going to have to form the mastodon R5 owners club.

[artjulian@mastodon.social]

@hypercritical I know it’s more about “not ruining cars just because they’re electric”, but putting the charging port in two opposed spot on the car (front and back).

Sidenote, I like how VW has it behind the emblem

[drchris@mastodon.ie]

@Colman @hypercritical are you interested in a baguette holder STL file? You’re on mastodon so I’m assuming the answer has to be yes.

[drchris@mastodon.ie]

@Colman @hypercritical
https://www.printables.com/model/1735073-baguette-holder-for-r5

It needs a bit of work - the attachment would be better as a spring mechanism

[wtl@mastodon.social]

@hypercritical @siracusa 100% agree on *every* single point on this. Vehicle manufactures should hire @siracusa to preform a Siracusa Check of their upcoming design.

[colman@mastodon.ie]

@DrChris @hypercritical amazingly not. I have enough pets that I don’t need one in the shape of a printer.

Anyway, the half-life of anything even resembling a baguette in a car with two teenage boys would be short.

[adamrice@c.im]

@hypercritical The Tesla Robotaxi* has neither a rear window nor sideview mirrors. How does Tesla get away with this in the USA? Laws don’t apply to Elon.

* They’re using some Model 3s for robotaxis. I’m talking about the purpose-built vehicle.

[jontringham@mas.to]

@hypercritical my 2021 VW ID.3 scores 10/12. The two minus points are touch sensitive fan/heat controls, and touch sensitive steering wheel buttons. The 2026 Neo model fixes both of those and scores 12/12. It’s a great little car, and I’ll get the latest one whenever it’s time to replace mine.

[aaronbushnell@mastodon.social]

@hypercritical I was so desperately hoping these were actual checkboxes when tapping them! Great post, though!

[amethyst@toots.n7.gg]

@hypercritical my beloved Mach E checks *most* of these boxes, but the doors still have silly electric buttons on the outside instead of real handles, and still uses the touch screen for HVAC.

[karanj@mastodon.social]

@hypercritical the Polestar 4 fails so many more than the last one, but that's the one that annoys me least (and I'm generally happy with the car, but I'd definitely go with most of this checklist for next car.)

[karanj@mastodon.social]

@hypercritical but also... they're coming out with the P4 Wagon soon, and I suspect that would tick off most of the exterior annoyances (including handles, rear mirror & window)

[siracusa@mastodon.social]

@adamrice I don't know what the rules are for "autonomous" vehicles. And also, as you noted, laws don't currently apply to Elon…

[runoutgroover@cloudisland.nz]

@hypercritical My MG 5 checks all of these, although it doesn't have *any* buttons on the steering wheel.

[jay@oldos.me]

@hypercritical @glyph this is exactly why I got an F-150 Lightning instead of a Rivian. One felt like a truck that happened to be electric, but had all the comforts you'd expect from a company that's been making vehicles for such a long time. The other one felt like an iPhone.

[dexter@bsd.network]

@hypercritical Um, tried a Nissan LEAF?

[danielg@techhub.social]

@hypercritical My good friend is an Engineer and worked in the motor industry for many years. He would agree 100% with you on this, as we’ve had this discussion many times as we see the car industry getting worse.

He says it’s extremely expensive to design and build a proper dashboard with physical dials and controls which is why they all followed Tesla’s design.

However, the good news is that European car manufacturers are reversing course, at lease when it comes to physical climate control buttons, because they’ve realised how dangerous touch controls are.

This is definitely the stance of the VW Group and hopefully we’ll see more of it.