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 A New Ferrari V12 Could Use Oval Pistons 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 A New Ferrari V12 Could Use Oval PistonsThe Grand Tour The Grand Tour Is Getting A Greatest Hits SeriesNews New, More Hardcore GMA T33 Coming To GoodwoodUsed Cars Own A Forgotten Homologation Special With This BMW 320siNews The Renault 5 Turbo 3E Is A 533bhp Retro Electric Drift MachineNews New Electric Mercedes CLA Can Do Almost 500 Miles On A ChargeSubscribe 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 Abarth 600e Review: Electric, But Still A Proper Hot HatchReviews Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabrio Review: Almost Annoyingly GoodReviews Land Rover Defender Octa Review: A Physics-Defying MonsterReviews 2025 Ford Capri Review: The Name Is Its Most Interesting FeatureReviews Cupra Born VZ Review: Good, Clean FunReviews Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo Review: Worth Saving The Company For
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