Vehicle transmission configuration
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029623
1. Administrator may further subdivide within a transmission class if the Administrator determines that sufficient fuel economy differences exist. Features such as gear ratios, torque converter multiplication ratio, stall speed, shift calibration, or shift speed may be used to further distinguish characteristics within a transmission class.
2. Defined in 40 CFR 600.002.
3. Unique combination, within a transmission class, of the number of the forward gears and, if applicable, overdrive. The Administrator may further subdivide a transmission configuration (based on such criteria as gear ratios, torque convertor multiplication ratio, stall speed and shift calibration, etc.), if he determines that significant fuel economy or exhaust emission differences exist within that transmission configuration.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-029623 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Built environments |
| References | 40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 86.1803-01 (CFR 2018); 40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018) |
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"definition": "1. Administrator may further subdivide within a transmission class if the Administrator determines that sufficient fuel economy differences exist. Features such as gear ratios, torque converter multiplication ratio, stall speed, shift calibration, or shift speed may be used to further distinguish characteristics within a transmission class.\n\n2. Defined in 40 CFR 600.002.\n\n3. Unique combination, within a transmission class, of the number of the forward gears and, if applicable, overdrive. The Administrator may further subdivide a transmission configuration (based on such criteria as gear ratios, torque convertor multiplication ratio, stall speed and shift calibration, etc.), if he determines that significant fuel economy or exhaust emission differences exist within that transmission configuration.",
"subject": "Built environments",
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"40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018)"
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