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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.

Could an Electric Car be Equipped with a Manual Gearbox and Clutch


Could an Electric Car be Equipped with a Manual Gearbox and Clutch

Nowadays, the popularity of manual gearboxes with clutch is fading all over the world. The process of automation took a dominant position in the auto industry and in the segment of transmissions in particular. As a result, we have a whole generation of young drivers, who have no idea of how to drive a car equipped with the manual gearbox. But on the other hand, there are still many “old-school” drivers who like to be in charge of the gear shifting process.


It’s not a secret that all major auto manufacturers contribute greatly to programs on development of electric vehicles (EV) and in the nearest future this trend will gain greater momentum. But how will it affect vehicles with internal-combustion engines (ICE)? Will they become extinct? And more importantly, EVs don’t have a traditional gearbox. What if admirers of manual gearboxes will be interested in buying EVs in the future?


In practice, EVs do not require any transmission, since the max torque of the E-motor becomes available as soon as the driver presses the gas pedal. In other words, any E-motor, even at low RPM, ensures maximum power. It’s no use in applying the clutch in the EV. The electric motor will not stall if the driver does not engage the required gear, as it happens in automobiles equipped with ICEs. That’s why usage of the manual gearbox with the clutch makes no sense.




But, is it technically feasible to install the manual gearbox in the EV? The answer is yes. As a result, the stick gearbox integrated in the EV will operate the same way as in common cars with ICEs and real fans of manual gear shifting will be happy to have such a car. The question is whether this solution is economically viable and how auto manufacturers will regard this idea…


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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.