They dont, but I belive the reason for the Tesla needing one is because the motor puts out so much torque that they need some way of gearing it down for use in the city, otherwise speed control could be quite troublesome, kind of like changing the gear ratio of your differential.
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I didn't think electric cars needed transmissions?
They dont, but I belive the reason for the Tesla needing one is because the motor puts out so much torque that they need some way of gearing it down for use in the city, otherwise speed control could be quite troublesome, kind of like changing the gear ratio of your differential.