I hear that many electric cars have one gear. That's easy to understand. But I read about some EV's that can have custom gears installed to have achieve increased speeds.
But at the same time, I hear that having any sort of transmission used with an electric motor isnt nessesary. Maybe I'm just thick, but would even a manual 3 speed tranny help to improve the end speed of a EV? You can have all the torque from the EM you want, but in the end it can only help so much when it comes to speed.
If a car engine wanted to go 55mph with first gear the engine would be reving at something like 9000 rpm. That would kill the engine in no time.
So why not apply the same tranny idea to an EM by use of a CVT? It would be fewer rpms and volts needed to get that highway speed we all know and love.
But then again, maybe I'm just stuck in first in this field myself.
Thanx-
But at the same time, I hear that having any sort of transmission used with an electric motor isnt nessesary. Maybe I'm just thick, but would even a manual 3 speed tranny help to improve the end speed of a EV? You can have all the torque from the EM you want, but in the end it can only help so much when it comes to speed.
If a car engine wanted to go 55mph with first gear the engine would be reving at something like 9000 rpm. That would kill the engine in no time.
So why not apply the same tranny idea to an EM by use of a CVT? It would be fewer rpms and volts needed to get that highway speed we all know and love.
But then again, maybe I'm just stuck in first in this field myself.
Thanx-