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Toyota has built an EV with a fake transmission, and we’ve driven it (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de to c/cars@lemmy.world

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It sounds bizarre but I want to try it.

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[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I could see this being very useful, as electric motors are usually less efficient at higher speed and they generate more heat (more cooling required). So using a transmission that enables lower motor rpm at highway speeds could potentially mean longer highway range, if the transmission is light and efficient enough of course

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Perhaps but this is a fake transmission. Basically an engine & manual transmission simulator.

I admire the execution and no doubt it is more fun than being without. It seems weird and impractical too. For now I have a car with a manual trans but maybe one day I will be glad for having such an option in an EV. Or maybe I will think it is silly. I'm kind of confused in the feelings department right now lol.