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There are so many problems with electrification development. No infrastructure, no stations to charge the batteries. And charging takes too long. Also, many cars don’t match the charger, many vehicles have to
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Ford plans to approach the auto market with 40 models (16 of them are supposed to be battery-operated) of electrified cars by 2022. For this purpose, Ford came up with the idea to design an advanced automatic transmission system, named as “modular hybrid technology”.
New
cars equipped with manual transmissions become more and more economically
unjustified areas of expenditures, since annual sales figures for manuals lag
significantly behind automatics and major automakers, such
as Toyota, start having doubts about the competitiveness of manuals vs.
automatics. However, Mazda's Miata still shows a decent sales statistcs.
As new car models are equipped with more and more advanced electronics, carmakers find new ways to add more free space in the driver’s cabin. The new digital push-button gear shifting mechanism in the upgraded 2020 Acadia is a vivid example of this trend.
Several years ago, Dan Dorsch, a MIT student-inventor, developed the concept of a unique transmission, which may soon compete with the most technologically advanced transmissions.
Toyota representative Nancy Hubbell unveiled some curious figures related to sales of manual Toyota models, giving some insights on prospects of gear-sticks in the future of the automobile industry.
Recently, Raybestos Powertrain has released several fresh tech videos intended to assist transmission repair specialists and customers with any difficulties that they may face during the repair.
The Russian company KATE, known for design of the gearbox solution for Aurus family, has recently presented a 2-speed gearbox for hybrid/electric trucks and buses.
Recently, it became known that Ford Motor Co plans to recall nearly 273,000 Ford Fusion and Ranger models in North America to deal with a gear shifting issue that may lead to unpredictable roll-away accidents.
Recently, Nissan has reduced its annual earnings expectations to its lowest level over the past 10 years caused by weakening of its positions on the US market, partially due to quality issues with its transmissions.
If you are familiar with the principles of operation of clutch mechanisms installed in mini-bikes or karts, then you will certainly understand the Crowerglide automatic clutch (AC) produced by Crower Racing Products.
Some carmakers still produce car models equipped with a gear stick. These models, such as the Volkswagen Jetta GLI, are intended for admirers of cars equipped with manuals, but Volkswagen has decided to go even further in promotion of manuals and started to advertise the GLI’s gear stick as an anti-theft system.
In recent years, dual-clutch transmissions gained popularity among major automakers. These advanced units found application not only in powerful passenger cars, but also in numerous luxury cars. But when it comes to racing competitions, DCTs are still mainly ignored by most of racing teams. But why?
Ricardo plans to showcase a brand-new, reliable and cost-effective manual dual clutch transmission concept (mDCT) intended for enhancing operating capacity in the fast-growing Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) market within the framework of the CTI Symposium America.
Recently, ATC Drivetrain (“ATC”), a leading independent remanufacturer of car transmission parts located in Oklahoma, has reached an agreement on the takeover of ATP with its founder Alan Smart. Financial conditions of the deal are still kept private.
According to numerous media reports, Ford could soon face a huge penalty (approx. $4 billion) for intentionally misinforming the customers with the aim to sell cars equipped with the defected PowerShift transmission.
Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!
Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.
Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.
Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.
Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.