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He talks about a CVT which would be super cool especially in an EV but while Nissan does offer a CVT option for their other cars I don't think the Leaf comes with any such options.

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Nissan calls it a single-speed reduction gear, and it's standard on all Leafs. I guess it's not technically a CVT, but the concept is similar.

In what way is it similar? The electric motor has the wide range of speeds available, and the gearing is completely fixed.

Completely fixed vs continuously variable seem about as far apart as it gets in my mind.

What I meant was that in both cases there is essentially one gear, but I see you're point. CVT can be thought of as infinitely many gear ratios and the Leaf's is only one. I updated the article, so hopefully it's more clear.

The leaf doesn't have a transmission in the traditional sense. Just a single gear ratio from the motor to the wheels.

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