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Chapter 3 dealt with the relationship between the power available from the engine and the power requirement arising from driving resistance. The torque/speed profile of the internal combustion engine is not suited to use in motor vehicles (see also Section 2.3.2 “Why do Vehicles Need Gearboxes?”).
The transmission puts the engine to work
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Naunheimer, H., Bertsche, B., Ryborz, J., Novak, W. (2011). Power Conversion: Selecting the Ratios. In: Automotive Transmissions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16214-5_4
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