As we all know, fuel vehicles will be equipped with manual transmission or automatic transmission, compared to manual transmission models, automatic transmission models are more convenient, so consumers are generally more willing to buy automatic transmission models, and with the increasing popularity of pure electric vehicle models, manual transmission models have been endangered, but Toyota wants to "do things".
Recently, the car uncle learned that Toyota has applied for eight patents in the United States for providing manual transmission mode for electric vehicles in the future, aiming to increase the driving pleasure of electric vehicles. According to the car uncle, the eight patents contain a variety of technologies, such as simulating clutch pedals, simulating gear shifts, and a method that simulates torque flow interruptions for driving traditional manual fuel vehicles. In addition, pure electric vehicles with Toyota manual transmissions can also display virtual engine speeds.
Pure electric vehicles equipped with this system will have three different driving modes, one is like the traditional manual fuel model, which requires the driver to use both the clutch and the shift lever; the other does not need to use the clutch, directly through the shift lever to shift gears; the third is completely similar to the automatic model, without the use of clutch and shift lever, but still retains the feeling of shifting.
Toyota has already made such an attempt in the 2017 Toyota GR HV SPORTS concept car, the Toyota GR HV SPORTS concept car is equipped with a traditional H-type shift bar design, and there is a button on the top of the gear lever, just press the button to unlock the manual shift mode. Electric vehicles are equipped with manual transmissions, the purpose of which is to allow loyal fans of fuel vehicles to experience the driving pleasure of manual transmissions in the era of electrification, but it is also costly to equip a manual transmission on pure electric vehicles, but the wool is still out of the sheep after all, presumably few people are willing to pay for this chicken rib function.
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