rikonium to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkToyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven itarstechnica.comrikonium to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretankplanker@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoPorsche Taycan has a two speed gearbox, primarily so it can cruise at autobahn speeds without impacting acceleration. Efficiency benefits only work if the extra weight of the gearbox and transmission losses aren’t more than the range gained . https://www.wired.com/story/electric-car-two-speed-transmission-gearbox/
minus-squareBallShapedMan@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThis is what I was imagining to start with!
Porsche Taycan has a two speed gearbox, primarily so it can cruise at autobahn speeds without impacting acceleration. Efficiency benefits only work if the extra weight of the gearbox and transmission losses aren’t more than the range gained .
https://www.wired.com/story/electric-car-two-speed-transmission-gearbox/
This is what I was imagining to start with!