Honda could not do Toyota's planetary gear cvt transaxle and still has a compromised system. Ford was able to start with the best and move from there. In what way is the Honda system compromised? The EPA rating and Fuelly reports of the Accord are comparable to the Camry. Today, Toyota...
(CVT) in a compact front transaxle to transmit main motor energy, and adds a rear transaxle, which combines a second motor and differential gear in a single unit, for a lightweight, compact structure that enables four-wheel drive without a driveshaft. The Estima can cruise 1,000km on one...
A CVT-like planetary gearbox transfers the system’s combined 200 horsepower to the front wheels, and a 1.6-kWh nickel-metal-hydride battery pack provides juice while eating only two cubic feet of trunk space. As you’d expect, the less-powerful hybrid’s 8.4-second 0-to-60 time is 2.3...
Sport Mode, and paddle shifters. The key to the Dynamic Shift CVT’s distinct performance feel is a gearset used as a “first” gear for start-off acceleration, before seamlessly
An auxiliary transmission 42 is disposed coaxially with the output shaft 10 of the CVT 1. This auxiliary transmission 42 includes a complex planetary gear set 43 of the RAVIGNEAUX type which includes a first and a second sun gear 44, 46, a first planetary gear 48 meshing with the first sun...
it exceeded the fuel efficiency of the previous generation. The latest version of its Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and two motor/generators through an electronically controlled planetary-type continuously variable transmission (CVT). Shif...
In such a drive device for a hybrid vehicle, the power split mechanism is formed of, for example, a planetary gear set. By the differential action of the planetary gear set, the motive power from the engine is mainly transmitted mechanically to the driving wheel, and the remainder of the ...