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Originally Posted by MPGranger
I see CVTs and DCTs being the transmissions of tomorrow.
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The additional gear ratios of the CVTs can be an asset for the ICE ... which is very susceptible to non-ideal RPM and Torque combinations ... but the CVT transmission itself is significantly less efficient than the Manuals transmission.
I agree in the near term I expect more CVTs ... but as Main Drive Electric motors grow in size and Market % ... I wonder if that will continue to hold long term?? ... Electric motors are not as vulnerable to efficiency losses as ICEs are , from fewer ideal gear ratio options... as that starts to play a more dominate roll , we may start to see fewer manual gear ratios ... maybe a DCT style you mention.