View Single Post
Old 07-25-2013, 12:22 AM   #9 (permalink)
redpoint5
Human Environmentalist
 
redpoint5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 12,457

Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX
90 day: 24.19 mpg (US)

Lafawnda - CBR600 - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i
90 day: 47.32 mpg (US)

Big Yeller - Dodge/Cummins - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base
90 day: 21.82 mpg (US)

Mazda CX-5 - '17 Mazda CX-5 Touring
90 day: 26.68 mpg (US)

Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2
90 day: 17.14 mpg (US)

Model Y - '24 Tesla Y LR AWD
Thanks: 4,212
Thanked 4,390 Times in 3,364 Posts
I should think simple economics will dictate the design of cars to come. If it's cheaper to include a transmission and related shifting technologies than to build larger motors and batteries, EVs will soon receive them.

In the race to be first to market with EVs, transmissions may have been dropped to speed the development process. Perhaps future iterations will include them, or perhaps the cost, complexity, and reliability are hurdles the transmission cannot overcome.
__________________
Gas and Electric Vehicle Cost of Ownership Calculator







Give me absolute safety, or give me death!
  Reply With Quote