A lot of people are now preparing to make the switch to electric cars as the government’s 2030 deadline looms nearer. To be clear, reaching 2030 doesn’t mean that no one can now drive petrol or diesel cars, but it means that no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK from […]
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Have you ever had to pay for a replacement transmission before? If you have, then you know how expensive a job it can be. Even if you’re not getting a replacement but are having to conduct major repairs on the gearbox, the bills can still run very high. While it’s true that any automatic transmission […]
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The summer season is upon us, and that means that very soon school will be out and the busy season of summer travel will begin. It’s quite likely that in the face of rising costs around the world, not to mention short-term chaos and difficulties at ports and airports, that many will decide to stay […]
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Single-speed, shiftless, and stepless — these are 3 words that we can use to describe the CVT gearbox, but what do they really mean? What do the letters “CVT” even mean? Many popular car models in the world today are fitted with CVT gearboxes, but how much do we even know about what we are […]
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Have you ever skipped over a bit of maintenance for your car because you thought it was a “waste of money”? Perhaps you were a little short on funds one month so you thought the car could do without its regular service or maintenance because it seems to be running just fine anyway, right? If […]
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Are you aware of the exact type of automatic transmission that your car has? Were you even aware that there are several distinct and different types of automatic transmission out there? If you always assumed that automatic transmission units were basically the same thing, then today’s blog post is one you should definitely read. First, […]
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If you’ve ever taken your vehicle in to have its gearbox serviced and/or repaired, then you might have noticed the mechanic taking a few important steps before they set to work. With the gearbox — especially an automatic gearbox — being one of the most complex systems on your vehicle, it’s logical that even the […]
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For a while now we have some time to adjust to the looming and much-publicised deadline of 2030. This is the year where the government’s proposed ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will come into effect, followed by new hybrid vehicles in 2035. These two milestones effectively mark the end of […]
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Do you drive an automatic car? If you’ve driven one for many years, then you’ll doubtless already be very familiar with the gear shift and its functions. However, a large number of UK drivers are just coming to drive automatic vehicles for the first time. Between 2019 and 2021, sales of new automatic cars finally […]
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The concept of brake energy recuperation, now known more commonly as “regenerative braking” is a groundbreaking and potentially game-changing technology that is chiefly employed in hybrid-electric (HEV/PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The main idea is that as the car is slowing, kinetic and mechanical energy from the wheels can be captured and transformed into electrical […]
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