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You're more or less describing a golf cart. The reason computer controlled is used is because in order for electric vehicles to be efficient they need a specia
by Someone1234 8y ago
You're more or less describing a golf cart.
The reason computer controlled is used is because in order for electric vehicles to be efficient they need a special transmission, nobody has designed a fully mechanical transmission that compares to computer controlled (not least of all because mechanical transmissions are reactive, not proactive, meaning you're always less efficient than you could be, because that very inefficiency is what drives the transmission to shift).
You'd also lose regenerative braking which is a major "win" for electric vehicles.
- PeterisP 8y agoWhat frigging computer controlled transmission? Electric vehicles like Tesla Model S have a single-speed fixed transmission, it's pretty much two gears stuck together with no control needed or even possible.
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- mikestew 8y agoin order for electric vehicles to be efficient they need a special transmission Electric cars don't have transmissions. At least the Leaf and Teslas don't, that I can say with certainty.
- notlob 8y agoBoth of your examples have transmissions, they are however a single gearing ratio (“reduction gear”). EV conversions also frequently use a multi-gear transmission, as did the original Tesla Roadster IIRC.
- mikestew 8y agoFigured someone would be along shortly to point this out. Here ya go: "electric cars do not have the multi-ratio selectable transmissions that are in ICE cars." I seriously doubt anyone was confused by my succinct version, though.