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[-] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Car won't start? Push it down a hill, avoid running over my foot, and climb in before it pulls away from you.

This is how I got to nursery school on at least one occasion I can remember.

I love manual transmission, and miss it badly. It was awesome getting out of both mud and snow. Plus, I felt like I was actually driving the car, not guiding it.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Where's my manual electric car?!

What do you mean electric motors have no transmissions?!

[-] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago

I do like manual transmissions but I will happily drive my electric car with no transmission.

If I want to go faster it just goes faster, and faster, and faster. No lag, just faster.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I wish I could afford one 😭

[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

They're getting cheaper quickly now that the Chinese automakers are ramping up exports. Give it a couple more years.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

What do you mean electric motors have no transmissions?

They do though, it's just that most are single speed reduction boxes (unless you've got a Taycan).

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Electric motion makes an electric trial motorcycle with a clutch!

Best I can do 🤷

[-] DeriHunter@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Ahhh we had a different method - push it until you get to a decending road (don't know the right term in english lol) put in 2nd gear and start rolling while trying to start like maniac - worked every time lol

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Descending works, but “a downhill road” would be the more conversational way to say it

[-] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's basically what I described: down a hill. Although in my experience described above, it was not on a road.

[-] DeriHunter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So I didn't catch that, sorry I guess it's universal lol

[-] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Been able to push start an auto before just a bit fiddly holding in the override detent and jamming it in second

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