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ELI5: Why do electric cars have 1 forward gear whereas gas engine cars have multiple forward gears?

Both engines translate energy into motion, but why can't gas engines utilize a one gear system?
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Gas engines have a much narrower effective range of speeds. They need the gearing advantage to get the car moving from a stop, and they need overdrive gears to cruise comfortably. Electric motors are capable of making enough torque from start without gearing, and can cruise comfortably without an overdrive gear.