Cars aren't just cars, these days. They have to be stuffed with smartphone-like tech. Maybe it was inevitable, then, that they'd start using the subscription model of a phone app. As Electrek reports, drivers of several Volkswagen EV models will have to pay a monthly fee to unlock the full horsepower of their cars. For now, it's just in the UK, but it could expand to other markets. The affected models are the Volkswagen ID.3 and ID.4, which start at 201 horsepower. But if you want to tool around at  a whopping 228 horsepower, you'll need to fork over $22 […]

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