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Originally Posted by redpoint5
CVT is somewhat a misnomer on most hybrid electric cars. They call them eCVT. Technically it is a continuously variable transmission, only it accomplishes the ratio change by running an electric motor/generator at varying speeds in a planetary gearset linked to the ICE.
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IIRC Chrysler actually refers to the setup fitted to the Pacifica as EVT, standing for electrically-variable transmission.