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Teslas don't need gears since they use electric motors. So there is literally no time spent shifting gears. See https://www.quora.com/Why-don%E2%80%99t-Tesla-c
by cheeze 9y ago
Teslas don't need gears since they use electric motors. So there is literally no time spent shifting gears.
See https://www.quora.com/Why-don%E2%80%99t-Tesla-cars-need-a-gear-system-Why-does-a-gear-system-make-sense-only-for-combustion-engines https://www.quora.com/Why-don%E2%80%99t-Tesla-cars-need-a-ge...
- gsnedders 9y agoThe original Veyron could change gears in 8ms, and will, IIRC hit 60 in 2nd. Changing gear isn't going to be a considerable part of the time here.
- PeterisP 9y agoWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron states that the original Veyron gearbox could change gears in 150ms, so it is a considerable part of the time.
- wazoox 9y agoWhile the gear are shifting the engine RPM must go down then up; the 8ms figure certainly doesn't account for the complete sequence.
- glandium 9y agoThe Veyron does 70 in first gear. I don't know if its 0-60 times require a gear change or not.