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Old 09-17-2024, 02:51 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
For ground transport, road loads are transient, requiring the transmission to keep the engine at the 'sweet-spot,' if operating at 53% BTE is to ever be realized with OTR transport.
So, unless CVTs become a thing on big rigs (some agricultural tractors already resort to it), you think the 53% thermal efficiency claim is only halfway truth?
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