Thread: CVT idea (fixed "top gear" set?)
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Old 08-23-2015, 04:56 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
Toyota calls them eCVTs but they're really Planetary, aren't they? Great gearboxes, but won't work without electric assist motors.
...correct, without both electric motors, no CVT "gearing" is possible.
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