eCVT

[Miles]

That's an old article from AtoB magazine August 2005. I just noticed that it was now available online.

As he has his own patents (see above), I guess that's covered.

See also: http://www.bike-eu.com/Home/General/2010/3/NexxtDrive-Claims-Most-Advanced-e-Bike-Transmission-BIK003881W/

 

[Miles]

Split torque CVT with only 1 input...

http://www.torqueunlimited.biz/

 

[crossbreak]

nice finds! the next drive looks quite interesting, but I doubt it would be more efficient than a NuVinci. The losses of the electric path are not negligible

Did you know the Prius driving simulator? The bar diagram is a good tool to visualize the speed ratios at different speeds and driving resistances. Sadly the prius simulator does not support hills :?

http://www.wind.sannet.ne.jp/m_matsu/prius/ThsSimu/index_i18n.html