I live, it just nags my OCPD a little. If I have good alternatives, I prefer that.
I did have a Chevy Volt for a long time. It was so awesome when we had solar at our previous house. Most of our utilities and driving expenses were basically free (technically we even got paid because of all the credits the utility company paid us for all the extra energy bwe put back into the grid), and we rarely had to get gas for it, etc. but gas was always an option on long trips. Loved this so much! Then some doordasher hit it and even though the damage was fairly minimal, the insurance found the car was worth more than double the value in parts, so their system always considered it totaled and absolutely impossible to repair even if it was just $5 of damage because it would always be worth more money in parts than drivable. At least that’s what they told us back then. People were desperate for parts so it was worth a lot that way.
We’ll likely go back to something similar in the future. I loved having a car that could run electric 99% of the time, but still have gas when it’s needed.
Great points. I suspect they will have “chore robots” that can be trained to do these things. Wyze said last year that they were working on some kind of a chore robot that was aiming for the late 2020’s. I think Wyze’s will likely be an indoor one, but it makes sense someone will make one to do outdoor chores like all that.
Maybe in the long term it’s simpler to have a general chore robot that can use existing tools like an existing lawn mower, than making individual robots like a robot lawn mower that can only mow. Time will tell, but I’m extremely excited to see it.
Like diving swimming
There are a lot of lawn mowers that use underground fences to determine boundaries, but I’ll never use one of those. They have so many that can use accurate GPS now in conjunction with other protective sensors, including avoiding objects, or shutting off the blades if a person or pet is nearby. Those are all non-negotiable musts for me.