One of the things that tipped us into buying an EV was the disappearance of manual transmissions in North American cars.
When we last bought in 2013, you could still save money by choosing manual; now, in 2026, if it's available at all it's part of a $$$ "Sport" trim. Utterly bizarre. (Europeans: you have permission to laugh at our weird culture.)
Since the clutch and stick were the only thing we liked about driving ICE, buying an EV became a much easier choice (that, and the fact that a 2027 Chevy Bolt costs about the same as an ICE Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla when you include the Canadian $5K federal EV rebate, and we could drive it off the lot in the colour of our choice instead of waiting months for deliver).
#EVs #EV #cars
When we last bought in 2013, you could still save money by choosing manual; now, in 2026, if it's available at all it's part of a $$$ "Sport" trim. Utterly bizarre. (Europeans: you have permission to laugh at our weird culture.)
Since the clutch and stick were the only thing we liked about driving ICE, buying an EV became a much easier choice (that, and the fact that a 2027 Chevy Bolt costs about the same as an ICE Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla when you include the Canadian $5K federal EV rebate, and we could drive it off the lot in the colour of our choice instead of waiting months for deliver).
#EVs #EV #cars