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Inventor Demonstrates Infinitely Variable Transmission

ElectricSteve writes with this excerpt from Gizmag: "Ready for a bit of a mental mechanical challenge? Try your hand at understanding how the D-Drive works. Steve Durnin's ingenious new gearbox design is infinitely variable — that is, with your motor running at a constant speed, the D-Drive transmission can smoothly transition from top gear all the way through neutral and into reverse. It doesn't need a clutch, it doesn't use any friction drive components, and the power is always transmitted through strong, reliable gear teeth. In fact, it's a potential revolution in transmission technology."

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  1. Re:Brilliant. Go Steve! by MostAwesomeDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    hunker down in its sweet spot and let the tranny worry about all the fiddly bits

    I've spent too long on the Internets, apparently.

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