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Details on GM’s new efficient top-end 8-speed automatic

Green Car Congress

EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ), and on the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. The resultant on-axis transmission architecture utilizes a squashed torque converter; an off-axis pump; and four close-coupled gearsets. In the 2015 Corvette Stingray, the new 8-speed enables a class-leading 29-mpg (8.1 axle ratio.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think has even shown a convertible prototype. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle.