Patent ID: 8087482

Claim:
A light electric vehicle comprising: a first wheel; a drive motor configured to drive the first wheel; a continuously variable transmission (CVT) disposed between the first wheel and the drive motor, the CVT having a variator shaft, wherein the variator shaft is configured to axially translate and thereby adjust an input to output ratio between the drive motor and the first wheel; a splined shaft operably coupled to the variator shaft; an electric servo motor coupled to the splined shaft, the servo motor configured to rotate the splined shaft and thereby axially translate the variator shaft to provide an axial force to the CVT, wherein the axial force is configured to manipulate the CVT between at least a first position and a second position, and wherein the input to output ratio between the drive motor and the first wheel is different when the CVT is in the first position than when the CVT is in the second position; and a battery, wherein the drive motor and the servo motor are configured to draw power from the battery.