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Luke Ottaway    May 16, 2014 - 11:20PM

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Final drive ratios are a bit different in the battery EV world, Parks. Electric motors can spin up to 12,000 RPM, and with typical BEVs the only gear reduction comes in the form of a single final drive ratio. The Model S, for example, has a single fixed speed 9.73:1 reduction ratio. The LEAF is about 7.94:1. That is why the final drive ratio of 3-something for the Spark EV is unusual. You are correct that I should have included the MSRP, though; my apologies.

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