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Continuously variable motors, controlled by very smart chips, would save energy, and maybe your nerves, too.
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The U.S.-market car endures the hurdy-gurdy droning of a continuously variable transmission (CVT).
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The company is also working on continuously variable darkening (current models have only two settings) and windows that are powered entirely by self-contained solar cells.
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Others are offering continuously variable transmissions (CVT), which have no traditional gears but keep the engine at its most fuel-efficient RPM across a wide range of speeds.
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Given a free hand in the design, his team developed a continuously variable transmission system that allows the petrol engine and electric motor to work separately or in tandem.
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This is particularly important for people who like the feel of traditional transmissions or simply like shifting for themselves, because Nissan only offers a continuously variable one on the Altima.
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The vibe in the Fusion Hybrid is one of abiding integration: the subtle slurring of ratios in the continuously variable transmission, the share-the-load cooperation between electric and gas engine (2.0-liter, 141-hp Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder), a sort of light, transparent flickering of power sources.
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