When I got into Art Center in 1988 to be a car designer, an instructor said to be our class 'I do not want to see manual transmissions in your designs...they will not exist in the year 2000'.
Yet after graduating, every vehicle I bought, I tried to order a manual. Sometimes there wasn't an option. I love manuals and I drive in LA traffic.
Things in the US are market driven. Class A will always exist in some way. You'll always see a Model A Ford driving to a car show...even if it's an EV show.
I agree that it's very low hanging fruit. We are a drop in the bucket. Other things need to change. And change like this is gradual.
Yet after graduating, every vehicle I bought, I tried to order a manual. Sometimes there wasn't an option. I love manuals and I drive in LA traffic.
Things in the US are market driven. Class A will always exist in some way. You'll always see a Model A Ford driving to a car show...even if it's an EV show.
I agree that it's very low hanging fruit. We are a drop in the bucket. Other things need to change. And change like this is gradual.