MT EV?
Toyota is toying with the ability for an EV to mimic Manual Transmission ability like an ICE. (Talk about shifting to EVs 😆)

My perspective summary: A drive motor is operated by pseudo-shifter and pseudo-clutch pedal which transmits torque to the wheels; this intends to mimic the feel of control the driver has with a traditional ICE manual transmission.

Here is part of their patent’s written abstract:

“The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. The electric vehicle also includes a shift reaction force generator that generates a shift reaction force in response to the operation of the pseudo- shifter using by the operating of the reaction force actuator.
The controller is configured to store the shift reaction force characteristic simulating the characteristic of the shift reaction force according to the operation of the shifter. Then, the controller is configured to control the shift reaction force output by the shift reaction force generator according to the  operation of the pseudo-shifter using the stored shift reaction force characteristic.”

Many companies apply for patents on ideas that may never come to fruition. Do you see a manual EV in the future? I think it’s kind of a cool thing to throw in the ring! Toyota Patent # 20220041155A1

Go electric ✌🏼

📸 Cred : BZ forums