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Re: There are CVT's and there are CVT's.

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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
It is relatively easy to make a continuously variable transmission if you are willing to turn a percentage of your power into heat.
Or generate electricity to charge a battery - like the Toyota Prius. Incidently, it uses a planetary gear system not unlike the one shown to split the power coming from the gasoline engine and simulateously drive the wheels and charge the battery.

Bring on the hybrid robots...

-Alex