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At minute 8:40 in the attached 8f40 teardown you can see that they use a chain to transfer power from the input shaft side to the drive shaft side. The 8f40 appear to split planetaries between input and output sides. 8F40 Disassembly - YouTube

The big thing is eCVT doesn't have clutch discs running in the fluid contaminating it, and the eCVT doesn't use it as a torque transfer device dumping tons of heat into it. It is only used to lubricate the planetaries, and to serve as a heat transfer fluid from the planetaries to the rest of...

I've been in the market for a Maverick ever since they were announced. I had been waiting for a Hybrid AWD version, which recently due to a need for a replacement vehicle resulted in me looking for any Maverick. I ended up buying a 2021 4x4 Ranger XLT with 23K miles after test driving a Ranger...

I've been 'burned' on this before, and now I'm super a*@! retentive about when I drop off my vehicles at a dealer. Years ago I had to have a front hub assembly on a Ram 1500 4x4 replaced by a dealer under warranty. I dropped it off, went out of town was advised the day after I dropped it off...

The First-Ever All-Electric Chevy Equinox EV: Electric SUV (chevrolet.com) Started seeing articles on this today, it is out a little bit, and I I think the quoted starting price is probably 20% low given the price they are still selling the Bolt (smaller with a smaller battery) at.

Open Pilot in some builds adds Tesla like 'Autopilot' features to cars that do not have self-drive capability using commands to the braking system and drive by wire throttle and sometimes for streering via the eletrical power steering system. I tried using it on a honda CRV for adaptive...

Truthfully the reading before hitting the start button would concern me that the 12v battery probably bad/being undercharged and on the way to being bad. 12.1 volts on an unloaded 12v battery is an indication that the charge level is under 50%. You should be seeing 12.5+ on an unloaded...

+1 for this. Unless you're looking for a small pickup for other needs as well, it is good to shop around for other vehicles. The Rav4 hybrid comes with standard AWD, with basically the same MPG and with Adaptive cruise control for ~the same amount as a similarly (minus AWD) hybrid Maverick...

My 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid has the same issues. Trying to 'creep' into the garage is an exercise in frustration as you have to let up so much of the brake to get it to start to creep, and when it does, it pretty much lunges forwards, and then you have to fairly slam on them to get it to stop...

If it is 12.47 volts after driving a while, then that battery isn't charging right, and probably should be replaced, 12.4 resting after a drive is an indication the battery is around 60% charge which is poor. At this voltage the batteries are being charged at bulk charge rates which would push...

Dolly towing is available on all FWD Mavericks. Was the key on/off during the tow?

Depending on how long that battery sat before being installed in your truck, and how low it actually got when you got the low battery warning, it may just be bad now. If it has experienced excessive sulfication you're never going to get 100% charge. The trips to/from Home Depot should have...

In a parallel hybrid losing 30% of the battery capacity isn't nearly as bad as it is in a full electric. Namely because in normal use the battery cycles between 40% charged and 70% charged. As the battery ages typically you start seeing a bit more of the 70-100% range used. You probably...

This video shows how power supplied through the planetary provides power to the wheels.

If you are in warm weather, and doing stops, then turning the vehicle off when you need to stop is best. You'll get even better gas mileage if you increase the set temp of the AC system, or just don't use it at all during those short trips. If you leave it 'idling' with the AC system on, you...

This is likely more to do with the HVB than the eCVT itself. My 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid with a NiMH HVB when cold has a noticeable delay when trying to accelerate from a stop sign/stop light that it doesn't have when warm. My wife's 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid with a Lithium Ion HVB doesn't have...

The biggest issues with early Priuses is the fact that they had no provision to charge the HVB, or use the Motor to provide electrical power while in reverse. If you started a long/steep reverse while low on HVB charge you could stall out on a hill. I believe that the very early Ford Hybrid...

Indeed it is done to 'fake' an automatic, or a 'tiptronic' paddle shifting automatic transmission. Likely this is being done for a future Mustang/sport hybrid. The patent doesn't have anything different from the current eCVT that ford/toyota/chrysler use, it is just a software/controller...

2013 ford fusion hybrids were Lithium Ion. That gives ~10 years of history and there are plenty of those out there that have 100K+ miles with no issues.

My wife's 2018 ford fusion hybrid has one, and it is parked in the garage. We use it anytime we expect the temps to be below 60 degrees. For short trips in the hybrid it makes a noticeable difference in gas mileage, and it is nice to have heat much earlier in any drive in the cold. If it...