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Do electric cars have gears?

Published 04 January 2022
By David Mullen
The vast majority of electric cars, by their nature, don’t have gears.
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Classic car seller in court over £37m Ferrari

Two classic car sellers are embroiled in a legal dispute in the High Court, in a case involving one of the world's most coveted classic cars.
Published 13 December 2019
Car Clinic: My Nissan X-Trail will not shift into seventh gear

Car Clinic: My X-Trail won't shift into seventh

My 2015 Nissan X-Trail will not shift into seventh gear in automatic mode, which I think is reducing the fuel economy. Why?
Published 16 March 2017
Car Clinic: What is the grating sound when changing from first to second gear in my Porsche Cayman S?

Car Clinic: What is the grating sound when changing...

Sometimes when cold there is a grating sound when changing from first to second gear on my Porsche Cayman S. Any ideas?
Published 09 August 2016
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Reader SOS: Gearbox problems in my 2015 Nissan Micra

We try to answer as many Car Clinic questions as we can but it's simply not possible for our experts to respond to every letter. Now you can help!...
Published 12 January 2016