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IT Home reported on August 27 that Porsche said that the company will not add a simulated gear shifting function to electric vehicles, believing that doing so will make the driving experience of the vehicle worse.

"We drove the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and studied its simulated gear shifting function," Porsche development driver Lars Kern told Australian media Drive. "Of course, some people think it's a good idea. But we concluded that this is not what we want."

IT Home noticed that the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N launched the Ne-Shift function earlier, which is designed to simulate the driving feel of an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Porsche does not seem to agree with this approach. Kern said: "We will certainly pay attention to the practices of our competitors, but our point of view is always, why should we make things worse? Electric motors perform better than internal combustion engines, so we see no reason to simulate the past."

Kern also added: "I don't understand the point of using simulated shifting to make an electric car feel like an internal combustion engine, because electric motors are not internal combustion engines. We don't want to fake internal combustion engines because we still make internal combustion engines, so we don't understand the point of doing that."

This isn't the first time Porsche has refused to follow suit. The company previously said it would not install tablet-sized screens in its electric vehicles, a move many automakers are making.

Ultimately, it may be up to consumers to decide whether electric vehicles need simulated gear shifting.