Remove Automobile Manufacturer Remove Available Today Remove Connect Remove Energy Storage
article thumbnail

NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

Green Car Congress

Continuously variable transmission: commonly uses V-shaped pulleys connected by a metal belt rather than gears to provide ratios for operation. A second, more powerful motor/generator is permanently connected to the vehicle’s final drive and always turns with the wheels. Projected technology penetrations for the preferred alternative.

2016 210