They’re sticking it to Gen Z. Ford’s new electric vehicles could soon see a retro addition: manual gear shifters. A patent application from the automaker published this month details a gear shift for ...

Ford has filed a new patent titled Shifter Assembly For Electric Vehicle (EV), aiming to bring the feel of traditional manual gear shifts to ... its primary focus is enhancing driver engagement ...

Case in point: Ford's new patent application, published on March 20, reveals the finer points of a good ol' stick shift for EVs ... truck with a miles-long gear lever sticking up from the floor.