You're correct; Teslas (and most EVs) have a gear reduction but no ability to change any gears, since they don't really need to. Coasting comes by feathering th

You're correct; Teslas (and most EVs) have a gear reduction but no ability to change any gears, since they don't really need to. Coasting comes by feathering the accelerator, similar to how you can slowly decelerate in a manual transmission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsa-SxpiCU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsa-SxpiCU0 has Ken Block talking about how different driving a high performance EV is, though, since you have full wheel speed range without shifting. On one hand, you don't need to work a clutch to keep turbos spooled up; on the other, you have to be much more precise because you can't let the clutch slip for additional control. In consumer EVs, though, the car won't really let your wheels slip.