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5 gear gearboxes? WHY? I have an electrical car. They don't need gearboxes, or probably one gear at all. Had they introduced gearboxes so pilots could feel t
by Htsthbjig 12y ago
5 gear gearboxes?
WHY?
I have an electrical car. They don't need gearboxes, or probably one gear at all.
Had they introduced gearboxes so pilots could feel they do something? If so they don't need gearboxes for that they could manually control the electronics control of the engine.
That leaves the option of manufacturers of gearboxes wanting electric cars to use them.
But this is stupid, and make no sense, as it makes the entire car heavyweight for resisting the torques. They are obsolete. The future is motors on wheels.
- aetherspawn 12y agoAs I said below, one reason they might run a transmission is so that they constantly run the engine in the most energy efficient zone (which might vary by up to 30%), giving them a longer battery life. There are other factors to consider about whether this is justified, however, like the losses introduced in the transmission. Whether the drivers are trained to take advantage of this is another story.