How Many Types of Car Gears Are There?
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There are generally three types of car transmissions: manual, automatic, and semi-automatic (manual-automatic). Below is additional information: Manual Transmission (MT): Also known as manual gear, it requires the driver to manually shift the gear lever to change the gear engagement inside the transmission, altering the gear ratio to achieve speed changes. Automatic Transmission (AT): Automatic transmissions use planetary gear mechanisms to shift gears automatically based on the throttle pedal position and vehicle speed changes. The driver only needs to control the speed via the accelerator pedal. Common types of automatic transmissions include: hydraulic automatic transmission, hydrostatic transmission automatic transmission, electric transmission automatic transmission, stepped mechanical automatic transmission, and continuously variable mechanical automatic transmission (CVT).