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
Despite
the fact that the CVT market has been growing over the last years, Jatco is preparing itself for electrified vehicles. At the Shanghai auto show the
company has showcased new e-Axle powertrain units for future EVs: a coaxial
type and a 3-axis type.
There is a family of automatic transmissions, which surprises even ardent admirers of manual transmissions by its reliability. We are talking about the ZF8HP family designed and manufactured by the German company ZF Friedrichshafen.
Clutch assembly is not an easy task that requires time and perseverance. To avoid frequently needless and expensive replacement of the whole unit, prior estimation is a must. In such cases, ZF Aftermarket is eager to share its solid experience in the transmission repair with the repair shops, helping to prevent errors specifically related to clutch plate mounting.
Aisin AW Co., Ltd. plans to provide significant financial support to its automatic transmission manufacturing facilities in the US to increase the competitiveness of its products and to enhance the manufacturing capacity of the American division located in North Carolina.
Recently,
Transtar Industries has started a special eCommerce platform named Transend
that is supposed to become an indispensable tool for people who are looking for
particular spare parts.
Recently, it has transpired that a lot of GM car owners are determined to take legal action against the American Auto Giant. The complainant party claims that car owners of several RWD Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC models (2015 and 2019 model years) experienced shakes, jolts, and hard shifting when engaging a gear during speeding up or slowing down.
JATCO Ltd has designed a new CVT solution for small cars, named as the CVT-S (JF021E).
Nowadays, it comes as no surprise that many auto engineering companies try to create their own versions of classic cars, but Zero Labs Automotive managed to draw attention of the auto world by developing the 1-st electric version of the legendary Ford Bronco and equipping it with a manual gearbox.
Eaton Cummins has recently reported that it will soon hit the Chinese market with its upgraded version of its Endurant 12-speed AMT solution. The new product is notable for its retarder capacity and a PTO mechanism.
CVTs have one “mysterious” component named a fluid degradation counter (or just fluid counter), which raises many questions among auto enthusiasts. Owners of cars equipped with CVTs constantly argue whether it is necessary to reset the oil counter after the oil change.
Recently, Geely has entered into cooperation with the British company Ricardo aimed to develop, produce and integrate a new sophisticated gearbox solution for hybrid cars with expanded capacities.
Recently, Allison Transmission, the world-renowned producer of transmission solutions for different types of vehicles, has reported about the takeover of Vantage Power and a subsidiary of AxleTech.
It
is hard to believe that a modern racing car, breaking records in one of the
most entertaining race series, owes its transmission design to a unit that was
installed in the road car back in the '50s. But don’t be surprised because we
are talking about NASCAR, where the only allowed transmission solutions still
have to look like a legendary BW ST10, firstly used by GM more than six decades
ago.
Recently,
one innovative company Linear Labs from Texas announced that it has developed a
new e-motor solution that exclude
a gearbox from the design of e-cars.
Recently, Fiat Chrysler has announced the recall of more than 300,000 Dodge Dart cars in North America because of a transmission issue that can lead to gear shifting failures.
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.