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Re:Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US p... by hnav on Friday May 03, 2024 @05:11PM (#40252441)
The thing that mechanically totals modern crap cars (think cheap Nissans and Subarus) is often the CVT. Ford and GM have transmission problems pretty often. GP is totally right that the planetary eCVTs actually make cars way simpler. Look at Ford's (horrendous reputation with small cars) hybrids from the 2010s, lots of them running around with 300k on the clock.
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Re:Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US p... by SmellTheGlove on Friday May 03, 2024 @05:50PM (#40252807)
> (think cheap Nissans and Subarus)

You don't even need to limit it to the lower end models with Subaru. The top trim Outback and Ascent have a CVT these days. If you want an automatic transmission in your WRX, same thing - a CVT. Anyway, you're not wrong.

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Re:Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US p... by mulmen on Friday May 03, 2024 @06:05PM (#40252912)
A CVT is even simpler than an automatic. They may be less reliable but not necessarily more complicated.
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