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> only adds ... cost. Note: while I think this is probably true for electric vehicles that don't offer this option, this is inaccurate for gas vehicles. Manual
by kleigenfreude 10y ago
> only adds ... cost.
Note: while I think this is probably true for electric vehicles that don't offer this option, this is inaccurate for gas vehicles. Manual transmission cars are still cheaper currently and are sold by major manufacturers. Major manufacturers will typically pass on additional cost to the consumer.
- JshWright 10y agoManual transmissions are not cheaper than a single fixed ratio power-train. The comparison is not between an automatic and a manual transmission. It is between _any_ transmission and "no" transmission.
- kleigenfreude 10y agoWhen I was comparing cars in the last year, the manual transmission variant of a car was cheaper than the automatic variant. Why would they continue to make a car that cost more to build and charge less? I think maybe your experience and knowledge in this is specific, but you're generalizing? Otherwise, large automakers are doing non-sensical things...
- JshWright 10y agoThis is a conversation about _electric_ cars... I don't understand why you keep comparing automatic and manual transmissions... Obviously the manual is cheaper in that comparison. That is completely irrelevant when talking about electric cars. The properties of an electric motor make a multi-speed transmission of any sort unnecessary for 'normal' use (for a _very_ wide range of 'normal'). Yes, a manual transmission is cheaper than an automatic, but both are more expensive than "no" transmission[1], which is why electric car manufacturers aren't bothering with them for mass-market vehicles. [1] Obviously there is still gearing transmitting power to the wheels from the motor, but in the case of electric cars, it can be a single fixed-ratio set of gears, rather than multiple sets of gears and one or more clutches...