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Toyota to offer manual gearbox in next-generation electric cars (www.autocar.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by i_am_not_a_robot to c/evs

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I don't really see the point of this. It's just adding complexity for the sake of it. As far as I can tell when you change gear it just changes some software parameters, there are no physical gears. Yet there's a clutch and the ability to stall?

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[–] TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a gearhead I get the sporting and nostalgia aspects. But as a member of the 21 century, I think we can all agree new automatic transmissions are way quicker than any human can be and it’s time to move on. Plus, and EV doesn’t need a transmission, fewer parts to fail is one of the best parts.

[–] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll never understand the "quickness" argument. Nobody buys a manual to shift faster than an automatic, they buy it for the experience.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

I want one so I can wiggle it in neutral at a stoplight

[–] tiny_tina_@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Sure sure sure but I LOVE A MANUAL. Idk about how efficient an automatic is