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?

  • @Maalus
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    41 year ago

    It doesn’t tho. An automatic can outshift a human anytime. For purists, they put in paddles.

    • DudeBoy
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      01 year ago

      Being able to choose when to shift is often more important than how quickly you shift. Paddle shifters require expensive transmissions or some software trickery.

    • @LemmyIsFantastic
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      At normal speeds gears do not make sense for a daily. At track speeds you’ll find most EVs, outside the 600+ bhp type models hit their top end. Having a second and third gear is helpful for that. Not shift speed.

      • @Maalus
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        41 year ago

        Manual makes sense for people who are used to manuals. Like 95% of Europe. Driving an automatic is boring to me for example.

      • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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        41 year ago

        They’re not all technically the same manual you have in a car. F1, for instance, shifts with buttons

      • @LemmyIsFantastic
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        1 year ago
        1. they aren’t
        2. most teams are using a sequential which is basically an auto with flappy paddles or a up down lever. You ain’t using a clutch except to get into first.
        3. because it’s a driving aid and people don’t like that shit. ABS is about the only aids people accept.

        I don’t care if you’re fucking max verstappen, you ain’t shifting faster than a Porsche or Ferrari DCT.

      • @Aux
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        11 year ago

        No one is using a manual in motorsports.

        • @Death_Equity
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          11 year ago

          Define “motorsports”.

          Time attack, drifting, autocross, and drag racers all have manuals used.

      • @Fetus
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        11 year ago

        No drag racer ever used a powerglide? And would you really consider F1 cars to be manual?

      • TigrisMorte
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        The gears in motorsport are manual where as the gears in EV are software.