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Toyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven it(arstechnica.com)

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It sounds bizarre but I want to try it.

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bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world
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Maintenance/cost. New autos, especially CVTs, are no fun to work on, and if you need to replace one, you’ll be shelling out way more cash than if you had to replace a 5/6 speed. I agree that most people in NORTH AMERICA buy manuals for fun, but in many other places it’s a different story.

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Wrench Wizard@lemmy.world
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What’s with the weird capitalization of north America?

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Chais@sh.itjust.works
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Couldn’t figure out how to do italics?

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bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world
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I was too lazy to look (found it)

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