“Regardless, manual transmissions in new cars is very rare.”
Unfortunately. Last info I had it was approaching <5%, and it was mostly two door sports/muscle cars. Never saw one in an SUV or similar vehicles which are replacing sedans. Not sure auto makers would offer one in an EV - they have enough problems with batteries.
A manual transmission would make no sense in an EV.
A bit of poking around reveals that Tesla cars, at least, don't HAVE a transmission in the traditional sense. The motor seems to be directly connected to the wheels.