As Vehicles Become More Modern, They Save You More On Gas

There will always be innovations in the automotive world, vehicles have come a very long way since the introduction of the Ford Model T. Usually these innovations fall in line with what at the time is of importance. In the past these have ranged from a vehicles speed and maneuverability, to its safety and comfort. Today, a major concern is fuel prices. Gas prices have been steadily climbing and there is no real sign of that either ending or turning around. Even though it is becoming more expensive to drive, the major shift to either hybrid or electric vehicles has yet to be entirely accepted. So if people are still going to be driving “old fashioned vehicles”, as would be assumed, people will come up with ways to make fuel usage more efficient.

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The Innovation of the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

One such innovation that can help save on gas is the continuously variable transmission, or CVT. A CVT seamlessly uses a belt drive to change the gear ratio. Due to its design, you can almost have an infinite number of gear ratios to shift through. As far as a vehicles fuel consumption is concerned, there is no better area in which efficiency is lost than in the transmission. This is due to the fact that the transmission delivers power to the driveshaft, which is what turns the wheels of your vehicle. But when your transmission changes gears, power is lost in the process as there is a moment of idleness. The vehicle then has to work a little harder to make up for the speed lost. This as a sole instance may not seem to make a big difference. But imagine, even on a short drive, how often your vehicle changes gears. Then compound that over the course of a tank of gas. There is a great deal of fuel being used simply trying to make up for the speed lost during the numerous gear shifts throughout a drive.

Where Did The CVT Come From?

CVTs have been around for some time, oddly, or perhaps not. The first to stumble upon its usefulness was Leonardo Di Vinci. But since his discovery, it has been used in numerous types of machines, from farm to textile and manufacturing equipment. It has only recently begun to make its way into the automotive realm, but it is doing so with great success. It is more efficient fuel wise, is prone less to failure, and provides constant power which in the end means more total power.

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