Why Do Electric Cars Only Have 1 Gear? Engineering Explained Updated: 16 Aug 2017 Previous If Only This Honda Jazz Type R Was A Real Thing Next The Latest Classic Land Rover Defender V8 Loses Its Roof Sponsored PostsComments Because they don’t need to change.. Oooh No real need for more gears in most cases, coupled with the fact that gearboxes are an efficiency drain, and that’s no good in an EV. God I’ve missed napolean dynamite Doesnt rimac have 8 speed flappy paddle? It has two 2 speed gearboxes I think. 1 front 1 rear I figured if they had gearboxes you could at least give it revs and hear varying whining With straight cut gears KOZ whirrrr Y tho Latest NewsNews The Latest Classic Land Rover Defender V8 Loses Its RoofNews The Nissan Frontier Pro Is A Funky Pickup With A 402bhp PunchNews The 335bhp Skoda Elroq vRS Costs £46,560News Honda GT Electric Fastback Duo Debuts In ShanghaiNews An MG Cyberster Coupe Is ComingNews China-Only AUDI E5 Sportback Revealed, And It’s Not An AudiSubscribe to our NewsletterGet the latest car news, reviews and unmissable promotions from the team direct to your inboxFor more information see our Privacy Policy Leave this field blank Latest ReviewsReviews 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser On-Road ReviewReviews 2025 Renault 5 Review: Simply BrilliantReviews Cupra Formentor VZ TSI Review: Quick, Capable, But Lacking EmotionReviews Cupra Leon VZ TSI Review: The King Of LeonsReviews 2025 Dacia Bigster Review: A Different Kind Of Horse PowerReviews Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Review: Easy To Like, Hard To Love
No real need for more gears in most cases, coupled with the fact that gearboxes are an efficiency drain, and that’s no good in an EV.
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Because they don’t need to change..
Oooh
No real need for more gears in most cases, coupled with the fact that gearboxes are an efficiency drain, and that’s no good in an EV.
God I’ve missed napolean dynamite
Doesnt rimac have 8 speed flappy paddle?
It has two 2 speed gearboxes I think. 1 front 1 rear
I figured if they had gearboxes you could at least give it revs and hear varying whining
With straight cut gears
KOZ whirrrr
Y tho