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

It adds an unnecessary point of failure. Tesla tried a 2 speed with the roadster and it was too unreliable.

They opted for a 1 speed transmission instead. It was still an unnecessary point of failure. Hence why they no longer use transmissions.