Same reason they can't ask for your text messages or phone information. You need a court order
Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2015, at 9:17 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On 29 May 2015 at 18:19, Paul Dove via EV wrote: >> >> Seems impossible to monitor how can they know how far I drove? > > I'm probably going to sound tinfoil-hattish here, but how do you know that > your EV isn't already telling its manufacturer how far you drove last year? > If you have a Tesla, it almost certainly is; and if you have a Leaf, I > wouldn't be surprised if it is. If I'm not mistaken, and someone correct me > if I am, both of these cars have full time mobile data connections back to > their "masters." All in the name of "product improvement," mind you. > > The car knows its own VIN. Do you see any reason to think that if your DMV > asks for that information, and maybe offers a little incentive to cover > their costs, Tesla and/or Nissan would say no? I don't. > > "This isn't your father's Oldsmobile." Indeed it isn't. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
