Well their examples pointing to the utility of manual transmissions on EVs include:

- A car with a two-speed automatic transmission

- A concept with fake shifting and a fake clutch

- A modded classic car where the first two gears are admittedly not very useful

I don't think those speak well towards manual transmissions continuing to exist in the EV world, at least in the sense that enthusiasts would want them to.

I totally get the disdain for torque-converter automatic transmissions, but an EV drivetrain avoids basically all of the downsides that people have come to expect from an automatic.