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New tricks for old product; Belt-driven system offered as cheaper alternative
Rubber & Plastics News, September, 2003
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Byline: Sherri Begin
Mark IV Automotive Inc. is developing more efficient belt-driven accessory systems as a lower-cost alternative to proposed electric systems.
Current belt drives are fairly efficient, consistently yielding 90- to 98-percent efficiency and therefore better fuel economy, said Dan Engler, vice president of supply management, engineering and product development at Mark IV.
"What that tells you is that a rubber belt is a very effective way to transmit power,'' he said during the Automotive Management Briefing Seminars held recently in Northern Michigan.
Industry talk that goes to an extreme, saying accessory drives will be beltless ...
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