The most reliable means for changing shaft speed remains a mechanical variable-speed transmission. These drives are used to provide a variable output speed from a constant-speed power source (as in a ...

After a couple of millennia of fiddling with gears, you’d think there wouldn’t be much new ground to explore in the field of power transmission. And then you see something like an infinitely variable ...

As you may have heard, the 2019 Malibu receives a mid-cycle refresh that delivers updates to exterior, interior, technology and powertrain. The updates to the powertrain comes in one form – the ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

One of the big advantages that traditional gas-powered cars have over electric vehicles is that for people who like to feel the power of an engine, internal combustion is the way to go. Electric cars ...

Due to economic necessity, commercial ship operators have become increasingly focused on finding cost-optimized solutions to operate their vessels. In turn, power solutions providers like Rolls-Royce ...

A new line of mowers from Honda Power Equipment carries a special variable-speed transmission (VST) that lets users control the mower's speed simply by resting their hands on the handlebars. A new ...

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The new GM 10-speed automatic transmission is now either standard or an option on GM’s full-size SUVs. In these applications, the new 10-speed is known as the Hydra-Matic 10L80 and is assigned GM RPO ...