Technician A says the toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) can have a high gear ratio of approximately 4:1 to begin accelerating the vehicle. Technician B says when the rollers in a toroidal CVT are perpendicular to the input and output disc, the gear ratio is 1:1. Who is correct?
A) Technician A
B) Technician B
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

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Both technicians are correct. The toroidal CVT can have a high gear ratio of approximately 4:1 to begin accelerating the vehicle, and when the rollers in a toroidal CVT are perpendicular to the input and output disc, the gear ratio is 1:1.

Technician a Says the Toroidal Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Can