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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Or even no transmission at all, relying on one of the electric motors to provide reversing, while also simulating the effect of a CVT.
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Closest you are going to get to that is Hyundai took their conventional 5-speed auto and eliminated reverse, turned it into a 6-speed, eliminated the torque converter, uses the electric motor to reverse and for low speed operation.
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