Toyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven it (arstechnica.com)

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It sounds bizarre but I want to try it.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Maintenance/cost. New autos, especially CVTs, are no fun to work on, and if you need to replace one, you'll be shelling out way more cash than if you had to replace a 5/6 speed. I agree that most people in NORTH AMERICA buy manuals for fun, but in many other places it's a different story.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

What's with the weird capitalization of north America?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Couldn't figure out how to do italics?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I was too lazy to look (found it)

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