Guru
Joined: 09/08/2007
Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406
| Posted: 11:41pm 26 Nov 2012 |
It should still work on an electronic gearbox, in fact it would probably be the ideal solution.
With a main electric drive motor that works right down to zero rpm, the torque converter is not needed, and you could very easily program a microcontroller to change gears in the gearbox, and have the gearbox operate any way you wanted it to operate.
To select any gear (or neutral), it's just a case of energising or deenergising several low power 12 volt solenoid valves in various combinations. Some kind of engine or road speed sensor, a bit of fairly straightforward software, and you are set to go.
Cheers, Tony.