May 13, 2009 A new generation of Belt-Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG) has been developed by powertrain engineering consultancy Integral Powertrain. The stop-start system with new multi-mode, ...

After a couple of millennia of fiddling with gears, you’d think there wouldn’t be much new ground to explore in the field of power transmission. And then you see something like an infinitely variable ...

A CVT, or continuously variable automatic transmission, is a type of automatic transmission that typically uses pulleys and either a belt or chain—as opposed to gears—to transfer the engine's power to ...

Generally speaking, the gear mechanism of automobiles and bicycles is usually to increase or decrease the rotation speed in one direction, but by using a special mechanism it is possible not only to ...

Q: I read your column with interest each Saturday in a local newspaper and was wondering if you would be willing to comment on the pros and cons of continuously variable transmissions (CVT) and ...

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