Ok, consider this project: - Honda IMA with manual transmission.
- Let the IMA control the ICE shaft speed to match either up-shift or down-shift requirements.
- Solenoid actuators to shift the gears.
You might still need the clutch to handle take-off from a dead start or up a hill. But once moving, everything else could be automatic with no further clutch plate wear. This is not an original idea I came up with but something I remember reading about in the past six years.
Bob Wilson
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2019 Tesla Model 3 Std. Range Plus - 215 mi EV
2017 BMW i3-REx - 106 mi EV, 88 mi mid-grade
Retired engineer, Huntsville, AL
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