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Efficient Transmission Maker Fallbrook Raises $25M
Earth2Tech —
... To make our vehicles more efficient, every component needs innovation. Monday morning, Fallbrook Technologies, a company that makes efficient but low cost mechanical transmissions for vehicles and devices, including bikes and electric vehicles, says it’s raised $25.4 million. The company, based in San Diego, turned to venture capitalists for the first time for this round — previously, it relied on private equity — and raised the money from cleantech-focused firm ...
Fallbrook revs up more efficient transmission
Green Tech —
... By coordinating the movement of spinning balls, start-up Fallbrook Technologies says it has made a more efficient transmission system suitable for a wide range of mechanical devices. ...
Fallbrook Spinout Viryd Technologies Raises $2.2 Million for Wind Turbine Technologies
Xconomy —
... San Diego’s Fallbrook Technologies spent a decade developing its innovative transmission technology before it finally ...
Beyond Detroit: On the Road to Recovery, Let the Little Guys Drive
Wired Top Stories —
... technology move along a smooth continuum, allowing it to function more effectively at low speeds and to drive accessories at a constant velocity, no matter how fast the engine is turning. Typically, automobile transmission systems have hundreds of parts, many of which must be manufactured to high precision. Fallbrook's has fewer than 50, of which the most critical is a set of stainless-steel ball bearings—"the cheapest precision-machined product in the world," says Fallbrook CEO William Klehm, a former Ford executive. Preliminary tests on military ...
