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[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thank you for that link and Thank you to Mozilla for doing those tests. I always suspected something like this but it is good to have it tested and in writing.

My only gripe with the article is this:

All of the car brands on this list except for Tesla, Renault, and Dacia signed on to a list of Consumer Protection Principles from the US automotive industry group ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION, INC.

Renault and Dacia aren't available in the US, so there is really no need for them to sign those principles. Which makes Tesla the only one where this is relevant.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Are there really 0 Renaults in the US? Or I guess maybe just a few imported ones, but like they aren't officially sold there?

Are any other French brands available? I know at least the Germans are.

I guess French cars are too "sensible" for the US market?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know if there are zero Renault in the US but Mozilla themselves say that Renault aren't sold in the US:

While Renault cars haven't been sold in the US since 1992, their cars are big in Europe, South and Central America.

source

So it is kind of strange to hold it against them. On the other hand that doesn't seem to be too important because nobody cares about what they signed or not.

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