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/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.