In article ws.net,
Doctor Drivel wrote:
Effectively it's an electrically controlled
torque converter with additional
external power input (unlike a fluid torque
converter) - but that's really stretching
the point to call it a CVT,

Split a powertrain into three modules:

1 petrol motor,
2 gearbox (CVT or otherwise),
3 diff/wheels It is in sequence,

1, 2, 3. Simple.

Unless the gearing between either engine and rear wheels is fixed, it's a
variable gearbox. End of story, no matter how much you squirm.

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