Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/05

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Automatic Transmissions Are Deadly Boring
From: jbilin at axionet.com (Jacques Bilinski)
Date: Sun Jun 5 17:33:21 2005
References: <060520052037.9663.42A362A6000C8604000025BF220699849902019B020E9B9CD2020106@comcast.net>
 
Slush boxes, gear changing, clutches, variable diameter pulleys, etc all 
belong in the past. The Prius has none of these. An internal combustion 
engine, 2 electric motor/generators all solidly linked together with a 
differential gear is all you need to go fast or slow, forwards or 
backwards with the engine running or not running.
In reply to: Message from jon.stanton at comcast.net (jon.stanton@comcast.net) ([Leica] OT: Automatic Transmissions Are Deadly Boring)