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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by uptime on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @07:52AM (#17967544)
I drive the Pacifica EV hybrid and the ride is almost flawless, except it uses the ICE when you floor the pedal which is odd since the electric has more boost in it. Can’t wait until the super capacitors become common.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2Eo6wl5r0

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by gwbas1c on Saturday September 15, 2018 @01:10AM (#17993078)
I wish they did a smaller engine and a larger battery. I suspect the battery just can't deliver enough amperage for full acceleration.

Frankly, I wish it was completely electric... Also, I hate to say this... The minivan is just overpowered. I hardly press the accelerator and it's like driving a rocket. At least when I drove a Leaf I had to push down a bit when I wanted to go fast

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