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You'll never own an electric car?

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abdullahkhalids 4y ago
It will be interesting exercise to design a "manual gearbox" for an electric car so manual transmission drivers can have their enjoyment.
- breckenedge 4y ago
  The hybrid Honda CR-Z has a manual. It was always intriguing to me, but never enough to seriously consider due to the size.
- thescriptkiddie 4y ago
  Most DIY EV conversions have manual transmissions as it makes the conversion easier.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  Maybe we should just replace the windscreen with a big monitor and have all the controls and knobs just be controller inputs for some racing game so manual fans can pretend to be doing something interesting while their self driving electric car moves them to the office.
- luxuryballs 4y ago
  Toyota has a patent in for one of these I think.
- Klonoar 4y ago
  Ford actually demo'd a 6-speed EV Mustang years ago that went nowhere. It could be done, it's mostly just a "why bother". https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20950148/ford-electric-mustang-manual-prototype-stick-shift-lithium-sema-2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20950148/ford-electric-mu...
- sgjohnson 4y ago
  There’s no need to even have a transmission in an EV.
davidgay 4y ago
Electric cars don't have automatic transmissions.
- 2rsf 4y ago
  Well, there are very few EVs (or plans for such) with two gears https://insideevs.com/news/511495/two-speed-ev-gearbox-inmotive/ https://insideevs.com/news/511495/two-speed-ev-gearbox-inmot... and https://insideevs.com/features/436049/rimac-two-speed-gearbox-stupid-video/ https://insideevs.com/features/436049/rimac-two-speed-gearbo...
  - throwaway0a5e 4y ago
    As EVs proliferate to work vehicles we'll likely see 2spd and maybe 3spd gearboxes for the same reason trucks have multiple gear ranges. There is a point at which a simple high/low planetary gearset with a simple engagement mechanism has better tradeoffs than an electric motor that can operate happily and reliably throughout the entire torque/speed range you need (which is the same reason your cordless drill has two gears).

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It will be interesting exercise to design a "manual gearbox" for an electric car so manual transmission drivers can have their enjoyment.

breckenedge 4y ago
The hybrid Honda CR-Z has a manual. It was always intriguing to me, but never enough to seriously consider due to the size.
thescriptkiddie 4y ago
Most DIY EV conversions have manual transmissions as it makes the conversion easier.
Gigachad 4y ago
Maybe we should just replace the windscreen with a big monitor and have all the controls and knobs just be controller inputs for some racing game so manual fans can pretend to be doing something interesting while their self driving electric car moves them to the office.
luxuryballs 4y ago
Toyota has a patent in for one of these I think.
Klonoar 4y ago
Ford actually demo'd a 6-speed EV Mustang years ago that went nowhere. It could be done, it's mostly just a "why bother". https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20950148/ford-electric-mustang-manual-prototype-stick-shift-lithium-sema-2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/5/20950148/ford-electric-mu...
sgjohnson 4y ago
There’s no need to even have a transmission in an EV.

davidgay 4y ago

Electric cars don't have automatic transmissions.

2rsf 4y ago
Well, there are very few EVs (or plans for such) with two gears https://insideevs.com/news/511495/two-speed-ev-gearbox-inmotive/ https://insideevs.com/news/511495/two-speed-ev-gearbox-inmot... and https://insideevs.com/features/436049/rimac-two-speed-gearbox-stupid-video/ https://insideevs.com/features/436049/rimac-two-speed-gearbo...
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago
  As EVs proliferate to work vehicles we'll likely see 2spd and maybe 3spd gearboxes for the same reason trucks have multiple gear ranges. There is a point at which a simple high/low planetary gearset with a simple engagement mechanism has better tradeoffs than an electric motor that can operate happily and reliably throughout the entire torque/speed range you need (which is the same reason your cordless drill has two gears).