New layout for a 2-speed might be light and compact while maintaining efficiency Could potentially allow strong launch with a lower-cost motor unit Idea might be due in future Lucid EVs, or engineers ...

Richmond Gear developed its 2-Speed transmission after seeing a need for a quality piece that the Saturday-night racer could afford. The 2-Speed uses a Borg Warner Super T-10 aluminum case, reducing ...

Amsted Automotive has applied its longtime expertise in electro-mechanical torque management to develop clutch systems for EVs that can boost efficiency and range by as much as 10 percent. This is ...

It seems Volkswagen won't be following Porsche or Mercedes-Benz into the arena of multi-speed transmissions for EVs. On Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show Kai Grünitz, head of global research ...

Stellantis is designing a 2-speed transmission for use in electric off-roaders, a newly surfaced patent filing shows. Most EVs (the Porsche Taycan being a notable exception) use single-speed ...

Toyota has patented a manual transmission electric car that has one gear. The Audi RS e-Tron GT features a 2-speed transmission for the rear motor. Why don't electric cars have transmissions? It's a ...

Earlier this year, GM Authority reported that General Motors had launched the all-new Buick GL8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in China, which now stands as the Tri-Shield brand’s first ...

Life is about to get much tougher for the Tesla Model 3. Mercedes is almost ready to launch a rival, the CLA, and has just dropped a video of the firm’s boss driving the electric sedan to whet our ...

Jeep has never been shy about trying oddball engineering solutions in the name of off-road capability, but one of its strangest experiments hid in plain sight inside an automatic gearbox that ...