Essays on Automatic Transmission

Impact of Automatic Cars in Our Lives

Easiness in the Use of Automatic Cars4 Less Stress with Automatics4 Preferences of Cars..5

More Comfort and Luxury5

High Fuel Consumption6 Expensive Purchasing and Maintenance Cost.6 Pollution7 Political Effect8 Ethical Considerations.8 Conclusion9Peer Evaluation Analysis.9 References..10 Impact of Automatic Cars in Our Lives Introduction The use of automatic vehicles is gaining popularity across the world among the new and experienced drivers since they are simpler to operate and more comfortable for long journeys than manual cars. Automatic cars use automatic mode of transmission while manual cars use manual transmission. Automatic mode of transmission was invented by Alfred Munro, a Canadian citizen in 1921 (Jenkins, ...

Reflections about Transaxle transmission

Source: “Automatic transmissions and transaxles” This paper gives my reflection, that is, my understanding of Transaxle transmissions. Transaxle, which is also known as Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) is the type of automatic transmission responsible for improved performance by supporting better fuel consumption and allowing for the smoother driving experience. Types of CVT engines include Reeves drive or Variable-diameter pulley (VDP), Magnetic CVT, Hydrostatic CVT, Roller-based CVT among others. In most of the vehicles we have today, the most used type of CVT is the VDP. Unlike the ‘traditional’ automatic transmissions, CVT changes gear ratio without someone hearing or feeling ...