It is the Swedish car site Carup, which reveals that Volvo has built a gearbox for electric cars.
This year’s car has been called: It can roll
Patented
The company has these days Obtained a patent On this, the site wrote that this “apparently” can be found in the XC90 Embla sequel, which was revealed earlier this year. This will be on the market already this fall.
– We promised to release a certain number of new models every year, including a new electric car every year. This fall, we will introduce the new electric model that will be very important to us, said Volvo CEO Jim Rowan. Earlier this spring.
The patent: Volvo received a patent for a two-speed gearbox. Photo: European Patent Office
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The new gearbox will be two-speed, and Karup thinks it’s also likely to be found in the Polestar 3, which It will also be released this fall.
Prices are clear
no crane
The gearbox is equipped with two wet clutches that provide the so-called “power transmission” that is barely noticeable to the driver, which – according to the patent – is important in the luxury class.
A similar solution is found today in the luxury cars Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron GT.
However, there will be no traditional gear lever, the gear changes are the electronics that take care of them. It’s also likely to be used on the back drive, as this is used quite often.
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