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That's for now, I think only a handful of autos still have physical controls but every year that number shrinks...

SavageGeese on YT specifically points this out, and actually had a really great video on this very subject.

>Better fuel economy

Debatable, incredibly so. Vehicles have only gotten larger to side step the federal MPG mandate, so whilst it appears they're getting better gas mileage the reality is we've been stagnate since the 90s, per the UM report below.

http://websites.umich.edu/~umtriswt/PDF/SWT-2017-5.pdf

We could argue over emissions standards being much more stringent (and they have), but auto makers have sought to only embrace larger vehicles in lieu of proper fuel efficient development of ICE automobiles. Hybrids seem to be a stop gap, but R&D appears to have ceased on ICE in favor of EV.

Currently I'm car-free, I was an auto enthusiast (built plenty of different cars) and what I see on the road currently only reinforces the idea that rather than build a better car, automakers seek to only build them larger and more reliant on technology that trails smart tech by 15 years. In the meantime, I'll keep riding motorcycles (not perfect either) and bicycles.

I will say Ford releasing the Maverick was a bit of a wake up call that folks still want a truck, but not truck sized, and not getting truck MPGs.