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The thing is, a Volkswagen EV holds the Pikes Peak record. EVs are sporty as hell.
Compact EVs do exist, but they are hella expensive for some reason. Volkswagen makes them at least.
They're fast but it literally just comes down to the fact that they're all autos. I don't think there's any consumer EV with a proper stick
I think they tried to do something like that in some Japanese brand. That said, they are not really autos, they are direct drive, there is no transmission to speak of. It's like expecting a stick shift in a propeller plane, no point to it.
Toyota's been toying with the idea of a simulated standard transmission. You're totally right about them not really being autos either. I understand that there's really no way for a EV to have a manual transmission, but that's pretty much where the "sport" comes from, "slow car fast" and all that. Otherwise it's pretty much just a numbers game, no real skill required.
I believe the Porsche Taycan (sp?) has two gears. The second one kicks in at something silly like 80mph.
Technically, they are mostly not automatic transmissions. Mostly they are single-speed. There's no automatic shifting of gears. If you like playing with the stick for the sake of playing with the stick for fun, that's no comfort. But if you were trying to outdo automatic transmissions at anticipating the right gear for what comes next, well, that's not an issue in an EV, the answer is always "already in the right gear for what comes next".
The one thing I'd say is if you were a fan of cornering, the weight of an EV puts it at a disadvantage, it can't quite be as nimble as a little sports car.
Of course not. EVs don’t need a transmission, plus it helps make up for some of the weight of the battery to just not have one.
I also loved a manual transmission, but I love a good piece of engineering more than just my interactions with it. I also loved how smoothly the CVT on my Subaru accelerated and how responsive it was. However I love even more the sheer effortless silent torque of my EV.