Direct drive – the invisible transmission. Nov. 1, 2000. When it comes to linking motors and loads, there's nothing simpler and more efficient than "direct drive" ...

Continuously variable automatic transmissions, or CVTs, ... And some aren’t CVTs at all, such as the direct-drive setup in modern Honda hybrids, which is incorrectly labeled a CVT ...

Things like dihedral synchro-helix doors, Triplex suspension, and the Regera's direct-drive transmission were all developed and built in-house.

Most EVs don’t have a transmission in the conventional sense. They use a direct-drive, single-ratio unit to transfer the motor’s power to the wheels. The new, third-generation Mercedes-Benz ...

Most electric vehicles, regardless of size, body style, or cost, use single-speed, direct-drive transmissions. That’s because electric motors don’t require the torque multiplication that ...

Most electric cars have a single-speed direct-drive gearbox, ... The 2020 Porsche Taycan features a two-speed automatic transmission at the rear axle, a first for an EV.