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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
There have already been developments which will allow both automated features and electric motors to function while augmented by a MT transmission.
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Yep. Seems unlikely to be practical, though.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...-transmissions
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Question is if manufacturers will bother. We'll see with the rise of hybrid performance cars.
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I don't think they will due to costs. Porsche is already saying they won't even build hybrids with manual transmissions:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...ual-gearboxes/
So pure electric Porsches with manuals are all but guaranteed not to happen. I do think that some companies will build hybrids with manuals though, and I think that BMW is as likely a candidate as any other.