{"id":31270,"date":"2022-05-31T23:45:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-push-button-ignition-was-a-luxurious-way-to-start-your-car-until-it-wasnt\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T23:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T23:45:41","slug":"the-push-button-ignition-was-a-luxurious-way-to-start-your-car-until-it-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-push-button-ignition-was-a-luxurious-way-to-start-your-car-until-it-wasnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The push-button ignition was a luxurious way to start your car until it wasn’t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The first time I started a car by pressing a button, it felt too easy and convenient – like I had somehow stumbled into a tax bracket I don’t belong in. “You’re telling me,” I thought, “that I can just leave my keys in my pocket, and the car will let me get in and drive around?” <\/p>\n
The push-button ignition is one of those buttons that doesn’t really add<\/em> any new functionality over the thing it’s replacing (in this case, the ignition system that has you insert and turn a key). It exists solely for the sake of convenience, a job that it excels at. You get in the car, press down on the brake pedal and a button, and you’re ready to drive. It’s barely more difficult than unlocking your phone. <\/p>\n It’s also, for most of us, anyway, the most raw power we can generate with just our fingertips. Flipping a switch on a surge protector could give you access to nearly 2,000 watts. That’s not a small sum, but pushing a button to start a car gives you the power to move yourself, your family, luggage, and, oh yeah, a machine that weighs thousands of pounds at highway speeds.<\/p>\n