Originally Posted by sospan

Why, oh why are new EV’s filled with so much non essential tech and gadgets adding weight, cost, power drain. It mirrors ICE cars where the tech and gadgets seems to be the selling point. Look at the adverts showing the“modern tech savvy” targeted buyers.


You probably answered your own question. Many possibly the majority of car buyers are not interested in the car as such wanting a transport appliance to make them look good. They are impressed with techy gadgets many of which will be hardly used. Many buy ridiculously expensive mobile phones "because its faster" that really only do what the old one did. If they deleted apps they only used once the old phone would be quicker. Do you need 48Mpixels for a photo you will only view on a small screen?
Manufacturers of ICE & EVs know buyers are impressed by tech so load more & more of it on cars & charge for the "added value". The fact that your touch screen loaded car is more difficult to operate than the old one with knobs & buttons is not considered but many buyers. TMers are not "normal car buyers", we know that most of this tech is of no real value. Car dealers know it too & all the extras you paid handsomely for add little to the value when trading it in.