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Re:Ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries for electric airplanes by adrianN on Thursday August 20, 2020 @03:49AM (#24220889)
I doubt that most people can operate a manual transmission significantly better than the "eco-junk software" that controls a modern automatic. Almost nobody is a race driver, but everybody can feel the nicer behavior of an electric engine.
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Re:Ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries for electric airplanes by ramses0 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @12:56PM (#24225437)
Your statement is utterly incorrect.

1) Electric v. ICE? No contest. Electric wins. Not at dispute.

2) "Manual Transmission" v. "Eco-Junk Software". Please see the following: https://www.motorbiscuit.com/does-sport-mode-really-do-anyth...

At a minimum, some "fly-by-wire" automatic ICE cars default to an "eco" mode which significantly impacts throttle (gas) responsiveness.

No doubt ECO mode does something well, and no doubt that modern automatic transmissions shift well.

My original statement was: "Electric (very responsive) => Manual (...) => Automatic (perceived unresponsiveness of ICE engines)"

Almost nobody is a race car driver, but the fly-by-wire in some ICE cars definitely affects driving feel in a way that is different than both manual transmission ICE and electric cars.

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