I ma just concerned if there could be any reason ever that an electric car would ever be offered with a stick.
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Customer’s nostalgia-based pastime. Rethinking things from the ground up is similar to adding a stick shift to a toaster oven.
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I am also among the people who prefer manual transmissions. However, unlike internal combustion engines, electric motors can produce torque over a huge range of RPMs, so they don’t need a transmission. This explains why there is not EV with a stick till today and I think none will ever have one even in the future.
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In my thinking, EVs are even better. It is kind of like driving a manual in low gear right at your power band except that you don’t redline or hit a rev limiter or need to shift has the pros of a manual without drawbacks. In addition, the regen is like strong engine braking, so it.
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Your question is just null because EVs generally do not require transmissions. This shows that you have limited knowledge of cars.
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An EV usually does not require a multi-speed transmission from a mechanical or engineering standpoint. In actuality, it exacerbates the EV.
Some manufacturers have applied software to their EVs to fake the feeling of a stick shift for stick shift enthusiasts who like to play pretend. Of course, the manufacturer is Hyundai.
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In my 38 years of driving, I have only managed to drive manual automobiles only except one year. I hate cars with automatic transmissions.
I received an electric recently. It has been actually amazing. One gear works amazingly well.
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I think you are behind the news because currently there are already EV makers simulating manual transmissions in their vehicles just for boomers like you OP.
But for a fact, I don’t expect them to be available for long since they are a purely aesthetic choice that wastes energy and adds to wear on the vehicle.
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I am completely opposite of you because after diving for 20 years on the FDR I don’t even ever want to look at a manual transmission again.
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One of the reasons why EVs are unique is the fact that they don’t need transmissions. They only have fewer moving parts therefore meaning fewer mechanical things to break down.
I also like manual transmission and currently, I don’t miss it. The one-pedal drive feels oddly familiar and like I have a similar connection with the drive train as I do with manual transmission. Every stop is like downshifting using regen.