That is true, although direct drive without a tranmission simplifies a design and reduces driveline losses. IT all depends on the application. IIRC Tesla orig

That is true, although direct drive without a tranmission simplifies a design and reduces driveline losses. IT all depends on the application. IIRC Tesla originally had a two-speed gearbox in the Roadster but dropped it because of reliability, and went to increasing the engine RPM instead.