What happens when you press P while driving an electric car?
The driver does not have any problem when the electric car is running and puts it in P, because the electric car does not have a multi-speed automatic transmission.
If the driver accidentally pushes the gear lever into park while driving, most modern automatic transmissions have built-in mechanisms to prevent the transmission from stalling immediately. This modern technology has made driving safer.
Meanwhile, the current electric vehicles produced do not have multi-speed automatic transmissions like internal combustion engine vehicles. Instead, most electric cars have a single-speed transmission that goes from the electric motor to the wheels.
Although the transmission of an electric vehicle is different from that of an internal combustion vehicle, with the engine protection mechanism, the electric vehicle will not be damaged if the P gear is mistakenly pressed while the vehicle is running. Similar to a gasoline vehicle, the dashboard will show that the vehicle is in P mode, but only when it comes to a complete stop will the transmission receive the command to put the vehicle into park.
According to experts, while the car is running, pressing P repeatedly will activate the built-in emergency braking function. This feature is available on modern electric cars on the market and all these systems work in the same way.
In addition to the gearbox protection mechanism in any case when the vehicle is in operation, today's cars are also equipped by manufacturers with many safety features such as automatic emergency braking system, lane departure warning & lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control... to help make driving safer.
Therefore, users do not encounter any problems as many people worry that the car will stop suddenly, cause an accident or break the gearbox...
