[stratigos]

> The ability for the state to remotely kill your means of transportation, thus remotely controlling our freedom of movement, is a new dystopian level of government control.

Indeed, this is the reason they are forcing EVs onto us.

[Robotbeat]

There’s nothing fundamentally about EVs that make them more conducive to government control. In fact, EVs can be charged from any AC power source, and it’s trivial to make electric yourself these days but nearly impossible to make gasoline in your backyard.