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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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

Depends on the type of electric motor but that’s generally covered with a fixed, single-speed, speed multiplying gear set.

Electric motors generally make their full power from ~0RPM to their max speed rating, which doesn’t have nearly the kind of complexity or restrictions as an internal combustion engine.

Electric motors are superior in basically every way and don’t need pleb transmissions for most vehicle types, in practice.