This feels similar to the argument that electric will full kill gas cars. I have three cars; one I drive with one pedal, one with two pedals, and one with three pedals. I can say that the stick serves a very different function than the other two which makes me skeptical of the idea that stick shift will go to absolute 0 anytime soon.

The electric car is the new daily driver, the gas car is an old daily driver, but the stick is an old work truck that’s been around for probably over 40 years since its basic (you see pavement when you open the hood). Even if the old cars with sticks get replaced, construction equipment and machinery may always benefit from simple gas engines… even if that’s not ideal for the environment.

Article is narrowly focused on the US market.

“Driving a manual vehicle is a lost art.”

Hardly. It may be decreasing overall but nowhere near a lost art.

“Yet manual-equipped cars still have a loyal following, making up nearly 29% of new-car sales in 2024 across Europe's big five markets.”[1]

[1] https://www.slashgear.com/2039491/why-manual-transmissions-a...

yet in the european market manuals are still requested like italy. Driving now for younger generation has no concept of changing gears to slow a vehicle down with majority of vehicles now automatic.

https://wapo.st/4gJh1ww

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