Well got to admit, the standard exaggerated imagery implies large battery savings where we really do not know how much it could imply and I bet it would be a bi

Well got to admit, the standard exaggerated imagery implies large battery savings where we really do not know how much it could imply and I bet it would be a big stretch to hit double digits. They may save on reduction gearing but recently Porsche went the other way by adding in a two speed transmission so as to improve high speed efficiency. Electrics would tend towards requiring heavier duty transmissions common to diesels simply because of torque but a good application of multiple gears in a transmission could benefit EVs depending again, on application. We would need to see the amount of electricity being consumed at different load levels and compare the cost of a transmission to increased batteries as to which is best for it. Personally, the less parts the better.