eCVT Transmission - Engineering Explained

[Cherokee]

Deep Sleep Mode line is 9.5V, or 14 days non-started, or below 40% Ford special SOC.
Sleep mode happens up to 75 min max after last activity, turn-off or door open/closed - so mostly in sleep mode.
Battery saver is 12.1V and below - did you notice lights off sooner?

That sure seems low V though, even if really cold - load test would be interesting.

Lights were fine, no indication of battery saver mode. Again VDC was 11.8.

All the old school cars back in the day would give one slow start as a warning.
After that you’re gambling.
Do I have one more start, three, a dozen ?

I don’t like losing that bet.

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[Mav Rickn]

cool, thanks for posting this!

 

[HeyBales]

Lights were fine, no indication of battery saver mode. Again VDC was 11.8.

All the old school cars back in the day would give one slow start as a warning.
After that you’re gambling.
Do I have one more start, three, a dozen ?

I don’t like losing that bet.

Probably many, with 4 cylinder, and 5W-20 oil!
Ya - had to tell my son on first cold weather driving - if it's having trouble turning - don't stop it ain't going to help for 2nd attempt. Battery on the low side on the Rav4. But no issues there either!

 

[Huchipapa]

My daughter has a Nissan Rogue, which uses a CVT transmission. I'd never heard of (or given much thought to) a continuously variable transmission system, but it grabbed my attention when her transmission went down. That was an expensive fix for her. Fast-forward to my researching the Ford Maverick: when I learned the hybrid had an eCVT tranny, I almost walked away. A little more study revealed the brilliant engineering of the eCVT (and how different it was from the belt-and-pulley CVT). I spent some time watching the above videos and reading more about eCVT. It's freakin' brilliant. With very few mechanical wear components, no clutches, no torque converter, and no metal belt, this design is both mechanically elegant and highly durable. It feels like a secret weapon.

WestCoast, what year Rogue and how many miles? My daughter has an '18 with 80k miles. We did the dealer tranny flush at 70k but I'm curious if there's anything further we should be doing...

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