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Toyota to offer manual gearbox in next-generation electric cars (www.autocar.co.uk)

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I don't really see the point of this. It's just adding complexity for the sake of it. As far as I can tell when you change gear it just changes some software parameters, there are no physical gears. Yet there's a clutch and the ability to stall?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My hybrid escape gets double the gas mileage of my ice Soul. It’s not just slap 10k more on the same car.. I can make lots of small trips almost entirely electric and just need the engine for highway and quicker acceleration.

With my hybrid my trip to the grocery store is 80mpg for the 3/4 miles I’m going, in my ice it’s 24

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I guess so. My perspective is you may as well get a full EV, and stop using petrol entirely. Ive never seen hybrids as anything more than a scam in environmental measures. It does depend on circumstances but I dont see any reason to own an ICE now. Even EV earth movers with diesel generators are better, as you have zero tailpipe emissions on the carbon intensive acceleration parts of a drive.

Im sure you might get better acceleration in an ICE but ive driven quite a few and EV always wins on that front.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plug-in hybrids make a lot of sense, because most journeys can be taken fully electric, but when you want to go a weekender and your destination lacks chargers, you can use petrol. All in one car. That's amazing and super practical!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you are easily impressed my friend. Im rather cynical and jaded

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, I'm a realist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Full EV doesn’t make sense for me, I have to drive 300 miles around 8-12 times a year and EVs can’t really do that right now without stopping to charge and there’s no chargers in BFE America