It's not terribly clear from the article, but the headline is false: Lexus isn't developing a manual transmission for electric cars, they're developing software

It's not terribly clear from the article, but the headline is false: Lexus isn't developing a manual transmission for electric cars, they're developing software and controls that mimic the presence of manual transmission. I don't know why journalists think it's okay to engage in such blatant dishonesty. It's not just evo.co.uk: https://insideevs.com/news/625264/lexus-confirms-manual-transmission-for-evs-lfa-successor-may-get-it/ https://insideevs.com/news/625264/lexus-confirms-manual-tran... Jalopnik at least puts 'manual transmission' in single quotes: https://jalopnik.com/lexus-is-developing-a-manual-transmission-for-high-perf-1849857924 https://jalopnik.com/lexus-is-developing-a-manual-transmissi... These are headlines are better: https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/9/23501585/lexus-manual-transmission-stick-shift-ev https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/9/23501585/lexus-manual-tra... https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42180807/lexus-built-an-ev-with-a-fake-manual-transmission/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42180807/lexus-built-an-e...