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Vehicle transmission class

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029622

1. Group of transmissions having the following common features: Basic transmission type (manual, automatic, or semi-automatic); number of forward gears used in fuel economy testing (e.g., manual four-speed, three-speed automatic, two-speed semi-automatic); drive system (e.g., front wheel drive, rear wheel drive; four wheel drive), type of overdrive, if applicable (e.g., final gear ratio less than 1.00, separate overdrive unit); torque converter type, if applicable (e.g., non-lockup, lockup, variable ratio); and other transmission characteristics that may be determined to be significant by the Administrator.

2. Defined in 40 CFR 600.002 for LDV, LDT, and MDPV.

3. Basic type of transmission, e.g., manual, automatic, semiautomatic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029622
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
References40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 86.1803-01 (CFR 2018); 40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018)
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Vehicle transmission class",
  "field": "Environment",
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  "definition": "1. Group of transmissions having the following common features: Basic transmission type (manual, automatic, or semi-automatic); number of forward gears used in fuel economy testing (e.g., manual four-speed, three-speed automatic, two-speed semi-automatic); drive system (e.g., front wheel drive, rear wheel drive; four wheel drive), type of overdrive, if applicable (e.g., final gear ratio less than 1.00, separate overdrive unit); torque converter type, if applicable (e.g., non-lockup, lockup, variable ratio); and other transmission characteristics that may be determined to be significant by the Administrator.\n\n2. Defined in 40 CFR 600.002 for LDV, LDT, and MDPV.\n\n3. Basic type of transmission, e.g., manual, automatic, semiautomatic.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 86.1803-01 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/vehicle-transmission-class/"
}

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