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Stick shift drivers - would you get an electric vehicle?
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My car's a stick, my wife's is electric. One of the reasons I don't really like automatics as I don't like how it always felt the car wanted to "drive itself" as soon as I let off the brake, and the ability to still gear down it up for conditions.
My wife's car pretty much covers most of that. It doesn't go until I hit the gas.
The thing has a huge amount of torque and acceleration for a passenger vehicle, and engine braking actually recovers power on downhill.
It corners very nicely. The balance is more towards center than my car due to the battery weight in the bottom-middle.
If I have to give up my clutch, an electric is probably the best choice IMO