Re:The stick shift might survive the electric revolution
by Symbiote on Saturday November 19, 2022 @04:06AM
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I don't doubt that if you live in particular parts of London or the South East, you could see 90% fairly new vehicles with automatic gears or EVs. (Certainly not all of London, but if you live or work in one area you're less likely to walk down residential roads in other areas.)
It's probably partly because disposable income is higher in London, but also because those with less money have better alternatives (good public transport) so don't own a car, or own one but don't use it much.
> 62.4% of new cars sold in 2021 were automatics, up from 24% in 2011 [1]
> A number of car makers offer only automatic gearboxes across their ranges, with no models from Mercedes, Genesis, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lexus, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Subaru and Volvo being available with manual transmissions.
It's probably partly because disposable income is higher in London, but also because those with less money have better alternatives (good public transport) so don't own a car, or own one but don't use it much.
> 62.4% of new cars sold in 2021 were automatics, up from 24% in 2011 [1]
> A number of car makers offer only automatic gearboxes across their ranges, with no models from Mercedes, Genesis, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lexus, Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Subaru and Volvo being available with manual transmissions.
[1] https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/6414/automatic-gearboxes-becom...