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Fake manual transmissions coming to EVs?

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https://youtu.be/YZR3FM2ENMM
Very interesting....
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knot shore how this post was mist. very interesting video and topic this is. very hungary eye yam.
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potownrob wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:21 am knot shore how this post was mist. very interesting video and topic this is. very hungary eye yam.
It got mist in my eyes longing for the good old days when this absurd stuff only existed in the minds of science friction writers.
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ClutchFork wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:16 pm
potownrob wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:21 am knot shore how this post was mist. very interesting video and topic this is. very hungary eye yam.
It got mist in my eyes longing for the good old days when this absurd stuff only existed in the minds of science friction writers.
unfortunately, the powers that bee arr pushing the ev craze along and try ying to get rid of our ice machines. maybe they should werk on the charging and electrical infrastructure before going gung-ho ev on US.
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This is all going to be in the new movie being made a prequel to "The Matrix". Neo gets spoofed into thinking that he's Amish.
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Rope-Pusher wrote: Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:29 am This is all going to be in the new movie being made a prequel to "The Matrix". Neo gets spoofed into thinking that he's Amish.
oh kay, gnaw it all makes cents :twisted:
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Update to this thread:

Looks like Lexus is developing a manual transmission EV too:

https://www.teslarati.com/lexus-ev-manu ... ook-video/
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Shadow wrote: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:10 am Update to this thread:

Looks like Lexus is developing a manual transmission EV too:

https://www.teslarati.com/lexus-ev-manu ... ook-video/
weird, but OK. like one of the commenters says, lexus doesn't even put a manual in its ICE cars anymore. :?
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