Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Is there any merit or possibility to this?
Not usually. Tesla's, Leafs, etc., these days only have a 1-speed, fixed gear, no torque convertor needed either. No clutch needed of course! Electric motors make full torque at near-zero RPM. (IC engines have very low torque near idle, so you have to put a bunch of gear changes in there.)
A 2nd gear in an electric car can make some sense. You can get a higher top speed out of an electric car with a 2nd gear, but really that is solved by making the electric motor slightly larger, a cheaper & simpler solution than building a 2-speed gearbox. .... Not much shifting there to have your fun with if you did have 2 gears to play with.
For example, my Ford Focus Electric is limited to 85 mph with its 1-speed due to motor overspeed concerns. If I had a 2-speed gearbox, I could probably get to 110 mph; Not worth it.