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  • I’m not an automotive engineer, so I don’t have a great understanding of the benefits as perceived by auto manufacturers. Still, here are some benefits as I see it:

    • Cheaper (fewer parts)
    • More reliable (fewer moving parts, cables strained less frequently, fewer broken door handles)
    • Recessed door handles are more aerodynamic (not necessarily an advantage of electronics)
    • Remote door release (helps with frozen handles in the cold)
    • Cool factor (helps sell cars)
    • Flexible design (allows designers to do creative things with door handles/controls)











  • CelestustoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    23 days ago

    Get a CO2 sensor, and you will see CO2 levels spike massively in occupied rooms with poor ventilation. Indoor CO2 levels can easily exceed 4x the normal outdoor level. Because of this, and critical thinking, I don’t believe for a second that a global rise in CO2 has any direct effect on our behavior. I could be convinced that increasing time spent indoors (and online) does, though

    Typical CO2 concentrations:

    • Outdoors (2024): ~430ppm
    • Outdoors (2000): ~370ppm
    • Indoors (depends on ventilation): 800ppm ~ 2000ppm+