Thread: CVT, which teams are planning on using them for next year?
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Re: CVT, which teams are planning on using them for next year?
I too have always wonered exactly how that one worked, or if there was a video of it running.

Anyway, I wonder if it would be better do to a CVT on a smaller scale like right off the motor so it is in the first stage of reduction. That way, it wouldn't have to carry as much torque. But, it might be too fast.

Also, the key is not just to having a CVT, but having a CVT that can react to present conditions. It has to be fully automated either mechanically or electronically.
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