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Nissan accused of dumping its electric car pioneers

Owners of older vehicles tell the BBC of their anger that their cars' apps will stop working.

Dr Benjamin Gorman, a senior lecturer at Bournemouth University, said Nissan "really should have built in some kind of backward compatibility" so that the car could still connect by plugging in a phone or through Bluetooth, adding that "it is bad design." He also pointed to broader trends within the industry, such as some car manufacturers starting to charge a monthly subscription fee for access to extra features such as apps. Mr Sheehan predicts that while newer cars will eventually lose some functionality as technology moves on it's likely they will "stay working for much, much longer than the first Leaf's ancient tech."

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