Electric car driving lessons will be rolled out nationally for the first time in 2022.
The new lesson style follows the Government's decision to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
Edmund King, president of the AA, said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph that the AA-owned British School of Motoring (BSM) will roll out electric car driving lessons nationally for the first time.
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He believes the coming electric vehicle (EV) revolution will eliminate the need for young drivers to learn how to change gears.
Instead, the electric car lessons will teach pupils how to conserve their battery and drive with one pedal, rather than how and when to change gear.
Mr King, who drives an electric car, told the paper: "The world of cars is changing. A revolution is coming.
"I think younger people are beginning to realise that 2030 is really not very far away.
"There is increasingly an acknowledgement that you do not necessarily need to learn how to change gear.
"In the very near future, you will only need to drive an automatic, because all EVs are automatic."
Mr King's anticipation is correct, with data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency stating that the number of learner drivers taking their test in an automatic rather than a manual car has more than tripled, rising from 3.8% in 2008 to 13.8% in 2020.
Mr King attributed the increase to young drivers preparing for an EV future.
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