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[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if some EVs get phony gears and broom broom noises

Lexus made one already

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42180807/lexus-built-an-ev-with-a-fake-manual-transmission/

[–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

No God damn please, dont ruin my Utopia of everyone in 2040 running almost silent cars :(

[–] arc@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting to see if that makes it to production. To me it seems as dumb as someone buying an MP3 player that has a fake turntable, record and needle you need to set down for the music to play.