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Automakers can’t quit manual transmissions so they’re cramming fake stuff into EVs
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but i love my manual transmission car!
I think it's super weird that they would merge the two technologies, but I know plenty of Germans that feel way too uncomfortable driving a manual, so i could see this being a nice medium for at least a minute
I grew up on a stickshift, and in the winters here, there's nothing better for not getting stuck or making it up that annoying hill I live on.
But, the reasons for that is because you can slip the clutch and vastly reduce the torque so you're not loosing traction on slippery hills or on plows. Spinning your wheels just gets you dug in more, so you want low, consistent torque when you don't have traction.
with an EV, you kind of have that built in. (and could even have driving profiles that accommodate this even more so.)
...Still the shifter knob is a place to rest my hand....
I could just see some obnoxious guy pipe the sound of the fake engine into his ultraloud sound system to flood the neighborhood with the sound of his acceleration.