A recently published patent application describes a simulated manual transmission shifter lever for Ford's future electric ...

A Ford patent suggests the automaker could put a manual shifter in electric vehicles as a nostalgic touch for old car lovers.

The patent—titled Shifter Assembly For Electric Vehicle —showcases a properly old-school shift lever mounted in a box. If this was a shifter for, say, a Ford Mustang Dark Horse, it would mount on the ...