The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry

Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by Toutouxc on Saturday January 18, 2025 @11:09AM (#42749321)

No, it’s a different system than what Toyota uses: https://global.honda/en/tech/Honda_eHEV_next_generation/

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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by jgilias on Saturday January 18, 2025 @11:18AM (#42749382)

Thanks!

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Re:The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Saturday January 18, 2025 @04:57PM (#42751743)

Looks like a series hybrid with a clutch that bypasses the generator for a high-efficiency overdrive gear. It's simpler than the planetary gear system in a Prius, but they must have made the drive motor (equivalent to MG2 in Prius diagrams) bigger if they never combine power from both MG2 and the ICE. Or, that's not shown in the diagram.

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