CVT transmissions can’t handle the power. They’re also universally hated by everyone except people who merely use a car to get from A to B. A Porsche owner is the polar opposite of someone who would tolerate a CVT.
someone this close minded would likely not be considering electric in the first place (and would probably whine about porches being mostly v6 and not v8/10/12)
Close minded? Huh. You won’t find a CVT in anything but a budget economy vehicle. If you want performance, you don’t want a CVT. If you want to prioritize efficiency over everything else (including reliability), a CVT is fine.
CVTs grant you the ability to maintain peak power at all speeds for acceleration and you don't have any losses to shifting. If you look at recent Civics for example Sport trims with more horsepower and a manual trans will lose out or tie CVT models in 0-60 and 1/4 mile times despite the CVTs having bad launch characteristics. And this doesn't even touch on how torquey they can feel at higher speed relative to a standard trans at the same HP.
I won't question your claims about reliability but CVTs are actually pretty performant within their segment, they just dont make the Vroom Vroom shifty noises that some car enthusiasts equate to performance.
The primary issue with CVTs (as others have mentioned) is that they can't be strapped to engines that make more than ~200 HP.
