To get around this, Ford instead decided to create a dual-clutch automated manual transmission for its small cars. Dual-clutch transmissions use a pair of clutches, one for odd-numbered gears ...

Ford’s patent shows a simulated shifter made to mimic traditional gear-changing motion in EVs. The system uses actuators and ...

The official press release is pasted after the jump. FORD TO INTRODUCE FUEL-EFFICIENT DUAL-CLUTCH POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2010 DETROIT, Jan. 21, 2009 – Ford Motor Company ...

His project from several years back is based on a dual-clutch Direct Shift Gearbox that ... gear head motor to provide the locomotion to this transmission. Shifting is computer controlled through ...

Back in 2022, Toyota filed a patent for a virtual transmission, and tested the ‘Manual BEV concept’ in a Lexus UX300e EV.

DCTs are members of the automated manual transmission family, which you don't normally see in American vehicles.

Ford’s dual clutch transmission found in the Fiesta and Focus was introduced back in 2011 and faced many owner complaints about lurching or stalling in city driving, and a technical service ...

Back in 2022, Toyota filed a patent for a virtual transmission and tested the ‘Manual BEV concept’ in a Lexus UX300e. That ...

While plenty of us are familiar with traditional manual and automatic transmissions, a sequential transmission is a bit ...

Dual-clutch automatic transmissions have exploded in popularity over the last two decades. They're used in performance cars of all types, from the Volkswagen GTI and Hyundai Elantra N to the BMW ...

Ford has divulged the technical intricacies ... box can now downshift directly to the right gear, similar to a dual-clutch transmission. Ask for full throttle when cruising along in top and ...