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Ford Patents A Manual Gear Shifter For EVs (insideevs.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

After reading the article, I agree.

If you're going to put a stick shift in an electric car, at least make it functional, instead of just hindering the performance of the car. (Like have each gear control a different-sized motor* or something.)

This is just as dumb as CVTs that do fake shifts, thanks to idiots who freak out when they see their engine holding a certain RPM 'cause they don't understand how they work. Reminds me of the early days of the automobile where they considered attaching a fake horse head to the front of the vehicle: