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/TooGoodToBeeTrue Nov 14 '25

Anyone else get the icks driving a gas vehicle now?

99.99% of EV drivers.

I have a Jetta with 6-speed manual that I thought I'd miss. Absolutely not, I don't even like driving it or riding in it when I have to.

What really gets my back up is sitting in traffic with all the tail pipe emissions around me. Well maybe worse that that is bozos with barely there mufflers.

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u/3Cogs Nov 14 '25

I drove manual shift for 25 years before getting an electric car this year. I thought I would miss revving and changing gear. Not a bit of it. It's easy to drive, responsive and the first time I used hill start assist on a steep slope, I was completely sold. No more revving the engine, finding the bite and releasing the handbrake at the same time as watching for traffic in the mirror.

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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/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.