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Transmission repair specialists always want to learn more about latest gearboxes that are launched on the market. Indeed, there’s a lot going on in the industry and we try to grab freshest bits of news to share with you. Transmission rebuild techniques articles will contribute to our archives and to your database of sources for reliable materials too.
ZF, a major supplier of car parts, has recently presented its first 2-speed electric transmission for electric vehicles (EV).This new solution for EVs comes as part of the ZF’s products for ‘Next Generation Mobility’. The presentation took place within the framework of Global Technology Day, 2019.
Several
years ago, Dan Dorsch, a MIT student-inventor, developed the concept of a
unique transmission, which may soon compete with the most technologically
advanced transmissions.
The Russian company KATE, known for design of
the gearbox solution for Aurus family, has recently presented a 2-speed gearbox
for hybrid/electric trucks and buses.
Ricardo plans to showcase a brand-new, reliable and cost-effective manual dual clutch transmission concept (mDCT) intended for enhancing operating capacity in the fast-growing Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) market within the framework of the CTI Symposium America.
Bar’s Leaks has presented its new product named
Super Transmission Fix, the 1-st transmission treatment to fix all types of car
transmissions.
JATCO Ltd has designed a new CVT solution for
small cars, named as the CVT-S (JF021E).
Nowadays, it comes as no surprise that many
auto engineering companies try to create their own versions of classic cars,
but Zero Labs Automotive managed to draw attention of the auto world by
developing the 1-st electric version of the legendary Ford Bronco and equipping
it with a manual gearbox.
Eaton Cummins has recently reported that it
will soon hit the Chinese market with its upgraded version of its Endurant
12-speed AMT solution. The new product is notable for its retarder capacity and
a PTO mechanism.
Recently,
one innovative company Linear Labs from Texas announced that it has developed a
new e-motor solution that exclude
a gearbox from the design of e-cars.
Recently, Allison Transmission has presented
its new medium-duty nine-speed automatic gearbox and electric hybrid unit with
fully electric extended range within the framework of the automobile exhibition
Auto Shanghai 2019.
Growing demand for cars equipped with automatic gearboxes opens up great opportunities for reapir shops. To service sohisticated automatic gearboxes properly, technicians need special tools. Thus, MAHLE Aftermarket has recentlu released the ATX
150 machine for the gearbox flushing.
TREMEC has recently presented its new
dual-clutch transmission solution named TR-9070 DCT. The new product is notable
for impressive operating characteristics with the maximum torque of 900 Nm (664
lb-ft) and extremely rapid gear shifting (less than 1/10 of a second).