car transmission Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:34:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 GM & Ford’s Ten-Speed Transmissions to Increase Fuel Economy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-ford-ten-speed-transmission-fuel-economy-20130416/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-ford-ten-speed-transmission-fuel-economy-20130416/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:34:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36308 More gears in a transmission does two things, smooths out shifting during acceleration and increases fuel economy, which is sorely needed in tomorrow’s automobiles. Since 2002, Ford Motor Company and General Motors have partnered to develop and manufacture six-speed automatic transaxles for their front-wheel drive vehicles. Some eight million vehicles have been sold with the […]

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