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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.
by 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 agoThe 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 agoMost DIY EV conversions have manual transmissions as it makes the conversion easier.
- Gigachad 4y agoMaybe 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 agoToyota has a patent in for one of these I think.
- Klonoar 4y agoFord 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 agoThere’s no need to even have a transmission in an EV.