I know electric cars don’t need multiple gears, but wouldn’t they benefit from them in anyway at high speed for example?

Question

I know electric cars don’t need multiple gears, but wouldn’t they benefit from them in anyway at high speed for example?

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Answer 1

They benefit from different transmission ratios despite not as much as internal combustion engines. There are even two gear transmissions for electric cars available: https://press.zf.com/press/en/releases/release_10181.html