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There's certainly a use for automatic transmission (on motorways or on heavy traffic roads for example) but in most other situations I'd rather have manual over

There's certainly a use for automatic transmission (on motorways or on heavy traffic roads for example) but in most other situations I'd rather have manual over it. Tesla cars do not have 'manual' or 'automatic' transmission as commonly understood. There is no 'gearbox' at all because it is not necessary. The electric engine drives the wheels directly. For slower speeds, it just uses less power.

scott_karana 11y ago
Both the Roadster and the Model S use a single gear to change their final drive ratio, so they do have gearboxes, technically. :-) The Roadster was actually planned to be a two-speed, but had issues with it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster#Transmission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster#Transmission