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 10 Interesting Numbers From The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans 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 News News Here’s An Even More Special Ferrari 296 Speciale News Bon Retour! New 276bhp Peugeot e-208 GTi Revealed News Here’s The VW Golf GTI Edition 50, And It Already Holds A Nürburgring Record* News Here’s Your Best Look Yet At The Hyundai Ioniq 6 N News Porsche Casually Entered A British Hillclimb With A Secret Cayenne Prototype News The Skoda Enyaq Has Been Mashed Up With A Rally Car Again, Because Why NotSubscribe 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 Reviews Reviews Fiat 600 Hybrid Review: Plenty Of Style, A Little Light On Substance Reviews BYD Dolphin Surf First Drive: Is China’s Best-Selling Car Any Good? Reviews Ineos Grenadier Review: A Flawed Indulgence You Can’t Help But Love Reviews 2025 Kia EV6 Review: As Good To Drive As It Looks? Reviews 2025 Lexus LM350h Review: The Rolls-Royce Of MPVs Reviews Fiat Grande Panda Hybrid Review: Good Looks, Great Value, But Lacks Zip
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