JCB Powertrain is taking the wraps off an all-new derivative of its new DualTech VT transmission at ConExpo in March. It will ...

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 ...

[James Bruton] is experimenting is a series of interesting mechanical mechanisms, the latest being a CVT transmission system which uses a tilting sphere to get a variable speed output from a constant ...

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 ...

Chevrolet's Powerglide transmission hasn't been made in over half a century, but drag racers still love and use it. Here's why it's still around.

Modern automakers have turned transmissions into high-tech showcases, chasing smoother shifts, better fuel economy, and […] ...

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Growth is driven by the shift from manual gearboxes to software-defined, electrified drivetrains and stricter fuel economy ...

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 ...