There are continuously variable ebike transmissions already on the market – notably the Enviolo/Nuvinci planetary ball drive transmission, and Revonte's fully integrated drive system we covered ...

A continuously variable transmission works like this. One spool wound with cable is attached to the wheel's axle. A take-up spool is attached to the drill.

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.

Yes, it’s true. I — car geek for nigh upon 30 years, single man who chooses to ogle a Ferrari smoothing past rather than a pretty woman, typically stressed New Yorker who imagines shifting a notchy ...

Audi called its version of a CVT the Multitronic, which was a term first used in an episode of Star Trek in the '60s. The Multitronic transmission was only available in front-wheel-drive A4s, and was ...

When it comes to transmissions, a geared continuously-variable transmission (CVT) is a bit of a holy grail. CVTs allow smooth on-the-fly adjustment of gear ratios to maintain a target speed or power ...

Continuously variable transmissions are among the most subtly divisive pieces of kit the automotive industry has yet assembled. A near-infinite number of gear ratios allows cars to extract a few ...

Variable-stroke drives are most widely used in low-speed applications below 1. Variable-stroke drives are most widely used in low-speed applications below 1.5 hp. They compete mainly with belt and ...

After three years of development, Ford Motor Co. engineers are testing a more robust continuously variable transmission (CVT) design in a Ford Expedition SUV, with its standard 215 hp, 4.6-liter V-8 ...

CVT, which stands for continuously variable transmission, is actually a pretty clever concept with many different designs emerging over the years, the most popular being the variable diameter ...

A radically different scheme known as continuously variable transmission (CVT) has lurked in the background for 50 years, however, and has recently made inroads in small and midsize cars and in ...