Products · Broad category
Electric vehicles
Raised as a usability problem by 20 people on Hacker News over 6 years (2021–2026), in 19 threads.
This is a broad category rather than one product, so its issues aren't ranked on the home page.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Charging needs a separate app per network and takes longerUnreviewed
20212026- Charging requires finding compatible ports, figuring out networks, and fighting with apps and payment2024-08-22
- Charging needs a separate app per network and takes far longer than refuelling2023-03-26
- Charging takes hours and remote areas lack stations, so refueling is impractical2021-05-03
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 19 complaints
- Navigation sometimes shows offline or a start button that spins forever, with no clear cause2026-09-27
- Other EV makers' car software ranges from kinda usable to absolutely terrible2026-05-30
- Animated signals make it hard to tell turning from braking2026-05-29
- Page scrolling hijacks trackpad speed and inertia, making scrolling feel awful2026-05-05
- EV software is buggy, making cars frustrating to use2026-03-22
- Removed physical buttons for drive select, turn signals, door locks, glove box2025-09-05
- Fire law makes chargers unusable without a facility, per the commenter2025-03-04
- Touchscreen controls for vehicle functions are a dealbreaker for the commenter2024-10-12
- Charging requires finding compatible ports, figuring out networks, and fighting with apps and payment2024-08-22
- Touchscreen doesn't clearly show when the car is in reverse2024-01-24
- Adjusting speed regularly in intermittent storms is an abysmal experience2023-11-03
- Charging rate hidden in hard-to-find menus, silently disabled in most modes2023-11-01
- Car starts rolling backwards unnoticed after hill hold releases when driver exits2023-10-04
- Giant touchscreens and no buttons make cars harder to operate2023-07-10
- Charging needs a separate app per network and takes far longer than refuelling2023-03-26
- USB keyfob not recognized over RDP, forcing VNC and a month of setup effort2023-01-31
- Adjusting mirrors requires a three-layer-deep menu on the center console, hard to use while driving2022-11-16
- Many current EVs have user-hostile features that are hard to operate2022-02-27
- Charging takes hours and remote areas lack stations, so refueling is impractical2021-05-03