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| flipb |
 Jan 23 2026, 10:21 AM
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Not remotely suggesting this is applicable to the sports car / 914 driving experience. But the notion of solving infinite gear ratios (CVT) with a planetary gearset is interesting from an engineering perspective!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxmxIsoV_Xo |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 23 2026, 01:16 PM
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You’re both wrong (right?).
2nd gen Prius is a series - parallel architecture and can run either series or parallel. Likewise the Chevy Volt isn’t a pure series architecture. It connected the wheels to the ICE at higher speed. |
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flipb OT: eCVT video Jan 23 2026, 10:21 AM
Ninja Thanks for sharing!
I learned "planetary... Jan 23 2026, 11:50 AM
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