It does tickle me seeing such a luminary engineering setup like Bosch making
such a silly mistake after Tesla has 'been there, done that'. It may turn out
well for them but it seems a bit arrogant when you consider how much a success
Tesla has had after just 1/10 of the time all the big
Bosch sez Gear changes will soon be part of EVs
http://ecomento.com/2014/07/14/prototype-golf-proves-gears-make-electric-cars-go-further/
Prototype Golf proves gears make electric cars go further
July 14, 2014 – Stephen Edelstein
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Remember that the early Teslas had a two-speed transmission that proved
to be a disaster. They cured the problems by simply removing the source
of the problem: The transmission.
If you install proper motor cooling and controller cooling, and perhaps
upgrade the motor or controller, then the
