Technology & Innovation  

With its primary business objective being commercialization of the Full Terrain Vehicle (FTV™), Torvec has developed a steady stream of products and technologies which optimized the performance of this unique vehicle. These technologies are independently commercially viable. Led by the revolutionary Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT™), which provides a comprehensive solution to the nagging problems of poor fuel economy and harmful emissions, the component technologies of the FTV™ underscore the pioneering nature of the Company's greatest asset: ground-breaking automotive innovation.

Springing from the development process of the FTV™ are several proprietary products which, standing alone or taken as a "bundled automotive technology," put Torvec at the forefront of breakthrough problem solving. The Iso-Torque™ differential and the Steer-Drive combine to make the FTV™ a uniquely versatile vehicle with a myriad of commercial and public sector applications.

Vernon Gleasman's 70+ years of paradigm shifting automotive innovation has culminated in the development and design of the FTV™, a unique tracked vehicle whose engineering leapfrogs conventional thinking. Torvec is both the beneficiary and the repository of this genius, and the Company's bright future is buttressed by the underpinning of technology and innovation present in Torvec today.

Thinking Outside the Box

Need: Vehicle that can reach remote areas
Torvec Solution:
FTV

Need: Quantum leap in fuel efficiency
Torvec Solution: IVT™

Need: Hydraulics with extremely high power density and light weight
Torvec Solution: Hydraulic Pump

Need: High traction, low cost differential
Torvec Solution: Iso-Torque™ differential

Need: Providing angular power through shafts
Torvec Solution: CV Joint