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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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Nowadays, at the time of rapid developments of technology and innovations in the field of car transmissions, shift from manual to automatic (and more complex) transmissions creates new opportunities for first-time entrepreneurs and skilled transmission repair specialists to try and succeed in the transmission repair/rebuilding business.
The design department of Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Hartan company, produced the baby stroller named Avantgarde for admirers of the German brand. The product will hit the market in November 2018.
Recently, PSA Group and Punch Powertrain have made public their plans to enter into a joint venture (JV) agreement to manufacture the new electrified transmission (e-DCT). It is planed that the manufacturing process will be launched in 2022.
Apart from one short video, Ford has been quite secretive about the future Mustang Shelby GT 500. But recently, Ford has hosted a dealers’ conference in Las Vegas and some information about new Ford models has leaked out.
ZF Friedrichshafen, an internationally-renowned manufacturer of transmissions and driveline components, has recently announced a 35% stake acquisition in ASAP, a Germany-based manufacturer of software and testing solutions in the fields of e-mobility, autonomous driving and electric cars.
Audi has recently reported about the recall of 1,916 R8 Coupe and Spyder models to eliminate a possible flame formation issue. Due to faults in the transmission ventilation hose, it is likely that transmission oil can drip out and get on the warmed-up engine, eventually leading to a flame development.
Recently, it has been reported that Allison Transmission will sell its new medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed gearbox worldwide and that the company also designed an electric hybrid system with an extended range. The matter had come to light at the exhibition in Hanover, Germany.
Date: October 31-November 3, 2018
Location: Paris Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, USA
Fewer and fewer automakers rely on manual gearboxes, especially in America, due to low financial gains and rapid development of automatic gearboxes. . But when we talk about niche segments like supercars, there’s a different set of rules.
Admirers of Formula One (F-1) racing competitions pretty soon will have the opportunity to feel like a professional race driver. The Australian Zac Mihajlovic is developing an F-1 racecar replica which can be used on public roads.
Recently, it has transpired that BMW plans to give up on the manual transmission as an option on its new 2019 BMW Z4. The open sports car is a niche-market product, and adding the model with a manual transmission would divide the number of potential buyers into quantities too small to matter.
The abbreviation “DSG” stands for Direkt Schalt Getrieb and literally means “Direct Shift Gearbox”. In fact, this is only one of many types of preselective automated gearboxes equipped with two clutches. Basically, DSG it is the manual transmission with the automated control.
The
Austrian company Kreisel Electric is one of the most progressive and
forward-looking businesses in the E-vehicle industry. Recently,
the company, in collaboration with Sala Drive, has designed an automated 2-
speed gearbox intended for application in electric powertrains.
The team of LEGO engineers has designed a full-size copy of Bugatti Chiron. The model is almost entirely made up of Lego construction kits. Only car wheels, tires and radiator cap were taken from the real car. And believe it or not, this toy model drives, but not so fast as the original model.
The company Audi has decided to finally give up on manufacturing of cars equipped with a manual transmission for the US market due to sluggish demand. It is currently reported that the Audi vehicle line won’t include a single car with the manual 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.