Wear should never be an issue considering how (relatively) rarely the car would need to shift. It will be used at higher speeds so it won't shift that often. Ch

Wear should never be an issue considering how (relatively) rarely the car would need to shift. It will be used at higher speeds so it won't shift that often. Chances you swing between high and low speed (over/under 100+Km/h probably) that often are small. There are efficiency and performance advantages to having a multi speed gearbox for an EV. So far about 5-20% improved efficiency for 2 to 4 speed gearboxes. ZF insists EVs might end up using 4-speed gearboxes eventually but I can't help think they're biased in proposing this.