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GM Hopes a Clutch Pedal Is Enough to Make Enthusiasts Buy EVs
- rmason 2y agoI love shifting but what got me to switch away was the realization that self driving was the future. Having a clutch on an EV allows me to relive my youth I guess but without being able to listen to the whine of the engine and watch the tachometer it really wouldn't be the same. I even have to wonder if this one will ever even see production.
- jimswhims 2y agoThere was an interesting series on TV, "Downey's Dream Cars", where Robert Downey Jr. did conversions of some of his gasoline cars to various renewable-driven engines, electric, biofuel etc. On one of these, the original plan was to put in a manual electric drive, which I was looking forward to seeing, but unfortunately that got cut as there wasn't room for the manual transmission. Anything that gets petrol-heads on board with EVs is good IMO, hope they don't get burned for it.
- mlhpdx 2y agoIt’s utterly pointless and even counter productive, yet ever since experiencing a prototype manual electric I want one very much.