Electric Vehicles In, Manual Transmission Out

In a sign of further changing times, sales of electric vehicles surpassed those of manual transmission vehicles according to data from JD Power and Green Car Reports.

Electric Vehicles (EV) comprised of 1.6% of all US vehicle sales compared to 1.1% for manual transmission vehicles. All indications suggest that this trend is likely to stick with a number of EV vehicles set to appear from both new and existing manufacturers.

In fact, the 2020 Superbowl featured prominent placement of EVs including vehicles from Audi (e-tron Sportbak), GM (Hummer EV), Porsche (Taycan), and Ford (Mustang SUV).

Porsche Taycan