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Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ... by timc3 on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:46PM (#32727739)
I can feel it on my Taycan (it’s one of the most powerful models) but it’s not bad at all.

Porsche has a lot of experience with gearboxes which probably explains why they can build a reliable one when dealing with the power and torque.

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Re:Toyota patents plans for EV with manual transmission and ... by olivermuty on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:02PM (#32727957)
How is the maintenance aspect of this? One of things I like about my EV (Tesla) is that mechanical maintenance is essentially zero, whereas I had to pay 1000 eur every second year to service my Mercedes automatic transmission...
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