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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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BorgWarner reported that the company provided
new Volvo’s XC40 vehicle with its up-to-date 4WD coupling to improve running
characteristics and driver’s convenience. Due to the company’s experience in
designing 4WD solutions, the coupling gives not only better dynamics but also
traction for the first-rate driving experience.
BorgWarner provides its e-motor HVH250 and eGearDrive gearbox for primary production of Fuso eCanter trucks, the 1-st mass manufactured fully electric light truck. For implementation of this idea BorgWarner specialists have been cooperating with Fuso, the Japanese manufacturer of trucks and buses.
BorgWarner completed the takeover of Sevcon
Company located in the UK. Having more than fifty years of proven record and
efficiently operating development centers, Sevcon received a reputation of a
welcomed partner for many companies interested in the fast-growing electrification
market.
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.