Comment by kazinator

I like manual transmissions; they do what you tell them, and do it quickly. They are fun to drive.

They are also on their way out, together with the internal combustion engine. It's possible to work them into electric cars, but they don't make much sense there.

The deal breaker for me isn't the lack of a manual transmission, but all the screens and software updates, and barriers to repair.

Can we not have an electric econobox that focuses on utter simplicity?