Transmission and drive system for an electric vehicle

A transmission and drive system, comprising:

• an electric motor having an output shaft;
• a shaft gear attached to the output shaft of the electric motor;
• a primary gear engaging the shaft gear such that rotation of the shaft gear causes rotation of the primary gear;
• a driving pulley attached to the primary gear with a gear shaft, the primary gear driving the gear shaft and in turn driving the driving pulley;
• a driven pulley coupled to the driving pulley with a timing belt, the driving pulley driving the timing belt and in turn driving the driven pulley;
• a one way clutch attached to the driven pulley such that rotation of the driven pulley in a forward direction causes a corresponding forward rotation of the one way clutch;
• a rear wheel coupled to the one way clutch such that rotation of the one way clutch in a forward direction by the driven pulley causes a corresponding forward rotation of the rear wheel, so that the one way clutch drives the rear wheel in the forward direction when caused to rotate by the driven pulley and to allow the rear wheel to freely rotate relative to the driven pulley when the driven wheel is not rotating;
• at least one silencing plate positioned over the shaft gear and primary gear to reduce noise emanating therefrom;
• and
• a housing comprised of a left side housing and a right side housing, the left side housing and right side housing attached to one another to form an enclosed housing wherein the driven pulley, timing belt and driving pulley are disposed within the housing.