Stick shift drivers - would you get an electric vehicle? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I'm stuck on this personally. I love my manual, I have a tiny little Mazda 2 and I have driven that thing absolutely everywhere because I can control it better than any automatic I've ever driven. But I've been casually looking for a new car and I'd love to have an electric, but I don't want to lose that level of control and everything I love about a manual.

What do you all think? What's your take?

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[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

You can get the best of both worlds. Do an electric conversion, attach the electric motor to the existing transmission. Manual EV, enjoy the fun of the stick shift with zero emissions.

Shifting an EV is kind of pointless but if you enjoy it, you do you.