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Still makes sense for the sports cars. But very few people on the planet want a manual EV daily. This will fail on commuter cars.
It doesn't tho. An automatic can outshift a human anytime. For purists, they put in paddles.
Being able to choose when to shift is often more important than how quickly you shift. Paddle shifters require expensive transmissions or some software trickery.
At normal speeds gears do not make sense for a daily. At track speeds you'll find most EVs, outside the 600+ bhp type models hit their top end. Having a second and third gear is helpful for that. Not shift speed.
Manual makes sense for people who are used to manuals. Like 95% of Europe. Driving an automatic is boring to me for example.
They’re not all technically the same manual you have in a car. F1, for instance, shifts with buttons
I don't care if you're fucking max verstappen, you ain't shifting faster than a Porsche or Ferrari DCT.
No one is using a manual in motorsports.
Define "motorsports".
Time attack, drifting, autocross, and drag racers all have manuals used.
No drag racer ever used a powerglide? And would you really consider F1 cars to be manual?
The gears in motorsport are manual where as the gears in EV are software.
Since it's all software, it would surprise me if it can't just be disabled when you're not in the mood for fun. I think that will make it a bit more appealing to the masses.
That's actually a good point I hadn't considered.
It makes no sense for EV sports cars. Manuals on ICE cars make sense because being able to chose exactly when the car shifts is important and because sequential shift and dual clutch transmissions are extremely expensive.
It absolutely makes sense.
How so? Would you mind explaining your reasoning because I honestly can't think of a good reason to put fake stick shifts in EVs. From my point of view it's the automotive equivalent of putting subway suffers clips on the bottom half of a tiktok.