On 1/18/22 11:58 AM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote:
On 18 Jan 2022 at 4:32, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Is that something that you copied and pasted from Google then? I knew they
were snoops and busybodies. Do they follow you around now and watch what
kind of car you're driving?
The less Google knows about me, the better I like it, so I can't help you
with how to *voluntarily* tell them that you "travel by electric [car]."
Maybe someone else can.
I imagine Lwwrence is referring to a maps.google monthly report. I find
them quite useful to remind me where I've been and what I've done.
AFAIK, the tracking is of your smart phone only; they know nothing about
your car or mode of transportation. They do use your known locations to
solicit reviews and ratings of restaurants, hotels, etc. Especially
since I benefit from the review of others, I am happy to comply when my
time allows.
My guess is that they use speed to guess the mode of transportation. In
the past 12 months, I am reported to have driven over 17k miles and
bicycled 21 miles. I suspect that "bicycling" includes golf carting
around my place. Of course, all my driven miles are in a Tesla. Google
may well suspect an EV since I am asked to review SuperChargers.
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