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by Yaggo 1726 days ago
The electric drivetrain, including the motor, is in free wheeling mode by default, i.e. it has not much mechanical resistance, at least not enough to keep the car from rolling. So no need to disconnect anything. That's somewhat unique "problem" of electric cars, and it's the reason why it's critical to automatically apply the parking brake if the car may lose all the power.