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Up voted because it's definitely against my opinion.
I can drive manual, have done for over twenty years. I now own an EV which doesn't have "gears". It's just a single clean line from standstill to top speed, no shifting necessary, manual nor automatic. Just press the gas and it goes.
I'm still driving. And I know how to drive manual, as I mentioned.
I'm just using other means now:
(*): this is actually harder and requires more feeling and control, because you're not really brute-force braking as with the brake pedal — it's more akin to motor braking with a combustion engine. That's the feeling. So you have to know the timing to release the pedal, and how far to release it for braking as smooth as possible. And the muscle memory of "okay motor braking isn't enough here, gotta use the actual brake pedal". And this happens very rarely so it requires more cognitive overhead with these cars.
So it's actually a lot more shit to worry about and understand than in my previous, manual shift car.
Shifting is just a product of the engine. This new engine doesn't need it, so I'm not driving now?
Bullshit. 😉
When driving stick I engine brake for most of the time I’m decelerating. If I need more brake I downshift, less brake up shift.
Actually I do the same in my automatic. My drive to work isn’t prone to random traffic jams so I have enough time to engine brake for most of the drive. Just sub 15mph when I have to actually brake. I’ve actually learned how much I need to press the brake pedal to turn on the lights without actually braking.
Is it as satisfying as dropping to 3rd on the highway though? Iono, man. Feels pretty good!