The manual gearbox is facing imminent death with the proliferation of electric vehicles. FMTNews FMTLifestyle ManualGearbox
The manual gearbox will reach the end of its life when electric cars dominate our automotive landscape. This is because pure electric driven cars do not need gearboxes.
With the 2019 National Automotive Policy pushing hard for the assembly of electric vehicles and the production of EV batteries in Malaysia, we could see a jump in EV ownership by as much as 10,000 vehicles a year in the next four to five years.We are already seeing a huge drop in the sale of manual gearbox driven cars and this will soon be a product of the past. Relegated to history, one for the “down memory lane” archives.
One reason for this low demand could be a growing skills gap. Ask most drivers in Malaysia and around the world to drive a manual gear car and it will be like asking them to walk a tight rope across the KLCC towers. Dual-clutch gearboxes fall into this category. Remember the issues with many car brands and their infamous dual clutch gearboxes that failed over and over….and over?Repair complexity is still a valid critique of automatics. With the right tools and parts, an experienced mechanic can rebuild a manual transmission.
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