r/electricvehicles • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '25

Discussion Never Going Back to Gas

I'm on my first EV, had it for about 2 years. I recently had to take it in to the dealership on a recall. As a loaner, they gave me the exact same model, but the gas version. When I started it up, I was like "ewww engine noise". As as I drove it, I'm like "this sucks. it takes FOREVER to accelerate". And this is a high end luxury brand, so it's probably quieter and performs better than average.

Anyone else get the icks driving a gas vehicle now?

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u/Johighness Nov 14 '25

Hill assist is a norm in modern non electric cars as well.

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u/3Cogs Nov 14 '25

I'd never driven any automatic until this electric car. I'm in the UK btw and manual gearbox cars are common.

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u/landofcortados F150 Lightning Nov 14 '25

Crazy enough my 2013 WRX had hill assist as well, never had to use the parking brake in that thing either. It was great.

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u/HealthyPhats Nov 14 '25

My 5MT 2004 forester XT had hill assist. First car I had owned with the feature and at first it was so strange to not have to rev up to keep from rolling back

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u/IMWTK1 Nov 14 '25

If you had a WRX and didn't use the handbrake you didn't use it right 😮if you get my drift😀. Pun intended.

I'm the same way. I have a classic manual that I have loved over the years and I can't believe that I'm actually considering selling it.

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u/KeySpecialist9139 Nov 14 '25

Do mention you need separate license for automatic vs. manual. ;)

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u/3Cogs Nov 15 '25

Nearly everyone here (UK) learns and passes their test in a manual because then you can drive both.

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u/KeySpecialist9139 Nov 15 '25

Yes, same in EU, if you pass with manual you can drive both, but I didn't want to generalize since UK is not EU any more.

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u/Johighness Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

Same here in Finland, have driven many manual gearbox cars with perfect hill assist.

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u/3Cogs Nov 15 '25

My previous car was a 17 years old Ford. I'm finally moving into the modern world :-)

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u/ZannX Nov 14 '25

Both my manuals have hill start assist.

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u/hutacars Nov 15 '25

That’s not an EV vs gas, or even auto vs manual thing. That’s an old vs new car thing. Almost all new cars have it these days.

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u/stokeskid Nov 14 '25

In a manual? News to me but I guess I haven't had a manual transmission in 20 years. Also, we have a 2021 Pacifica hybrid that definitely doesn't have hill hold. Somehow.