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Technology
John Velasco

I thought EVs were supposed to be smarter, but they're actually dumb — here's why

Kia EV9.

I’ve been test driving EVs for the past several months and while I’m constantly uncovering new things about them along the way, like how you can adjust their charging speeds to adapt to your needs at home, there’s just one thing that annoys me more than anything else. It’s that they’re dumb.

I’m not referring to the common complaints I hear and read from EV detractors, like how they’re not good for long distance traveling, but rather on how they lack the proper voice commands to perform simple functions in the car. Sure, every modern car has a basic set of voice commands, but EVs deserve better — especially when they cost a lot more.

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