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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by legitster on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @07:43PM (#50448395)
Ford more or less uses the same eCVT in the Maverick. They are the best hybrid transmission by far, but they still require a generator and high voltage battery.

For dirt-simple, low-fi reliability a manual transmission is still the guy for the job. I generally buy older cars and I almost never buy a car over 150k miles unless is has an manual.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by zrm on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:22PM (#50449410)
> they still require a generator and high voltage battery.

They require two generators, but they also don't require a starter motor or an alternator. Meanwhile a non-plugin hybrid only needs around 2 kWh worth of battery, which has gotten so cheap you might prefer that to a clutch replacement.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by olyjohn on Thursday November 12, 2026 @12:52AM (#50463552)
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