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A reminder that electric cars need to solve their neutral problem (jalopnik.com)
36 points by CrazedGeek on Sept 24, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



Not only EVs, dual-clutch transmission too since that is basically an automated gearbox so there’s no P therefore electric parking brakes are applied when you stop, if that stops working for whatever reason you can’t move the car.


> All [motorized vehicles] should have a mechanical, unpowered, easily accessible emergency way to get the drivetrain disconnected from the wheels so the car can be moved if dead.

I'm boggled that this is not checked for in type-approvals.


A mechanical winding disconnect seem to be an easy solution


I never realized how bad Jalopnik is without adblocker. I could feel my phone get significantly hotter.




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