r/funny • u/PhoenixPhenomenonX • 14h ago

Where’s the PRNDL

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u/CpuJunky 14h ago

Lol. Thank God even the younger generations are like wtf?! Looks like a 2025 Mini Cooper Countryman.

The "shifter" is the little toggle switch below and to the left of the big useless circle display.

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u/Kalopsia_82 11h ago

Atleast there is a "shifter", just wait until they remove it and make you swipe up and down on the screen to change direction, oh wait.... /s

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u/cmndrhurricane 10h ago

Shifting gear becomes a microtransaction

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u/LilMoWithTheGimpyLeg 9h ago

Apparently, Britain is brining in a taxed-by-the-mile scheme for electric cars and PHEVs. So for them, driving itself will kinda be a microtransaction.

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u/Benaaasaaas 9h ago

Well there is already such a thing for petrol/diesel cars it's called excise tax.

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u/cgimusic 9h ago

Vehicle excise duty is already paid on electric vehicles. This new tax is more akin to fuel duty.

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u/techdevjp 5h ago

I would assume in different countries it is called different things, but in the US it is called a federal excise tax on gas and diesel.

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u/DrakonILD 7h ago

Close. It's called gas tax.

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u/alphazero925 8h ago

Isn't that the same as a gas tax which is pretty ubiquitous and used to pay for road maintenance?

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u/Keisari_P 8h ago

Haha! Taxes are collected where ever they can and as much as possible. In Finland drivers were taxed €5 billion, and €1.3b was used to road infrastructure.

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u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins 6h ago

It still blows my mind that everyone expects the trains to turn a profit but no one ever expects that from public roads.

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u/zzctdi 5h ago

Makes sense and would be proportional. At least here, fuel taxes go directly to road maintenance, and EVs circumvent that entirely even though they cause marginally more wear and tear on the roads per mile driven than equivalent gas or diesel due to their weight.

There are annual registration surcharges where I live for hybrids and EVs to help compensate for that... But they're flat charges whether you drive it 250, 2500, or 25,000 miles a year, which doesn't make the most sense.

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u/techdevjp 5h ago

A lot of countries have specific taxes on gasoline & diesel to fund road maintenance. In the US it's 18.4c per gallon of gas, and 24.4c per gallon of diesel. It should be about double that, but it hasn't been raised since 1994.

Obviously electric cars don't pay those taxes, but they still wear down the roads by driving on them. Since EVs tend to be heavier than normal cars, they actually cause more road wear over time. EV drivers should be contributing to the cost of maintaining the roads they drive on, which is where the tax you mentioned would come in.

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u/BrainWav 4h ago

That's not uncommon. EVs don't pay into gas taxes which usually go toward road maintenance. Sure, I'd rather have less taxes, but there's a reason for them.

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u/SeaBlob 8h ago

Watch this unskippable 30s ad to enable reverse!

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u/newtonreddits 3h ago

Premium subscription for no ads

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u/libmrduckz 1h ago

would be so much more money in ad placement between all the forward gear shifts… and downshifts…

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u/SeaBlob 1h ago

Parallel parking would be a gold mine

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u/freedom781 7h ago

But first, this ad from our sponsor!

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u/iLikeMangosteens 6h ago

5th gear is free for the first month and then $14.99 per month thereafter, billed annually to your credit card on file.

Would you like to proceed?

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u/libmrduckz 1h ago

could we have it select a randomized different gear slot every 8-12 days…

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u/scrangos 8h ago

Gacha gear, gotta keep buying boxes till you get the gear you want

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u/BurritoBandito8 8h ago

There's a subscription to use that feature.

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u/Gold240sx 8h ago

Shifting becomes a card achievement

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u/ShakeMyHeadSadly 7h ago

And they'll probably turn it into a subscription service.

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u/Skibidi-Fox 6h ago

You just gave me a panic attack.

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u/dunwerking 6h ago

Tap your card here. Would you like a receipt? Would you like to round up to save kids in need? Would you like to make a cash withdrawal? Would you like a car wash? Paper or plastic? Have you taken the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart?

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u/libmrduckz 1h ago

…my car insists on an 18% gratuity…

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u/antilumin 5h ago edited 5h ago

I don't know about shifting from P/R/D, but I could see L (or 4H and 4L) being "optional" for users that want to use them and locked off for users that don't. I don't agree with the practice, but I could see some manufacturers *cough* Ford *cough* using software to lock off extra "power" features from owners unless they cough up the cash, arguing that it puts extra strain on the car that could cause warranty claims.

Edit: For example, Ford already does this on the higher trim Mustang Mach E models. I have a '24 GT, and if I open the app and look around I find this "Performance Upgrade" software update for $995! Adds an extra 100lb-ft of torque, lowers 0-60 to 3.3 seconds. Shit you don't even really need. But it's there if you want to pay extra and risk breaking the car.

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u/DJ_Rupty 3h ago

That would be absolutely insane because you would still need to service the additional transfer case and differential. If a company ever does that I hope we collectively put up a massive fight.

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u/iCreatedYouPleb 5h ago

Shifting gear becomes a subscription base.

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u/Holycroc_RVA 5h ago

EZ-Pass meet EZ-Shift

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u/weirdbr 5h ago

Don't give them any ideas!

Manufacturers already started doing paid upgrades to unlock features that already exist in the car (seat heating, higher engine power come to mind), imagine if they hear about this idea?

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u/mjc4y 5h ago

“Your subscription to the Reverse.ai gear experience has lapsed. Please update your billing information from your authorized laptop in order to back up.”

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u/zijital 4h ago

BMW has been doing that with their turn signal for decades

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u/stevein3d 4h ago

“We’re sorry, your subscription for ‘Drive Mode’ has expired. Please add payment to continue.”

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u/rekoil 3h ago

Don't give Tesla's designers any ideas.

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u/DrNick2012 3h ago

"you have used your allowance of brake credits. To resume braking please drink verification can"