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 American Truck Simulator Will Soon Be About More Than Just Trucks 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 This Special Edition Mercedes G-Class Has A Very Silly NameNews The New Audi A6 Saloon Wants To Show The Air Who’s BossNews This Safari-Spec Lotus Elise Wants You To Get Lost, LiterallyNews Next Mazda MX-5 Will Stay Light, Keep The ManualGaming You Can Now Play Pac-Man In Your VWNews The McMurtry Spéirling Just Smashed The Top Gear Track RecordSubscribe 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 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser On-Road ReviewReviews 2025 Renault 5 Review: Simply BrilliantReviews Cupra Formentor VZ TSI Review: Quick, Capable, But Lacking EmotionReviews Cupra Leon VZ TSI Review: The King Of LeonsReviews 2025 Dacia Bigster Review: A Different Kind Of Horse PowerReviews Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Review: Easy To Like, Hard To Love
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