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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by Someone1234 on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @04:54PM (#17963273)
Even if they are, a CVT saves enough fuel over its lifetime to offset the cost (5 MpG combined more efficient in some cases).

The UK is moving away from manuals for hybrid and fully electric vehicles which often use a CVT, or no transmission in some cases (direct drive).

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by stephengillie on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:59PM (#17964166)
Electric vehicles do use an assembly of gears to adjust ratios for optimal torque - but just the one gear. It's still a transmission.
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