DOE: More than half of cars and trucks in US in 2016 were 6-speed

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinMay 31, 2017, 5:00 am119 pts
The number of transmission speeds (gears) in new light vehicles has been growing over the last few decades. By 2016, more than half of all cars and light trucks were 6-speed, according to data gathered by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The sales share of 7–10-speed transmissions grew to 18% of cars and…

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