I own a hybrid camry, And it is the best investment I have ever made. I know that it is advertised as 40mpg, but I've gotten up to 80mpg from it. I couldn't be any happier.
I own it too, 2010. Very good car. Bought used at 60k km and now over 230k km. No major issues. I did replace 12v battery though, tires and breaks but this is very normal. It never failed to start even at -35C in Winnipeg, Canada!
At 0:56, the video states that the "generator" (actually, MG1) produces electricity and passes it to the "motor" (actually, MG2) which drives the wheels. Actually, this happens only at low speed and during acceleration or climbing a steep hill. It is the equivalent of being in a low gear. Once you're up to speed, the complete reverse happens. Power is drawn from the final drive by MG2 and passed back to MG1 to decrease the engine spin and therefore increase fuel economy. This is the equivalent of being in overdrive. Without this subtlety, you'll never properly understand this drivetrain.
@@attilakhan4606 Placing a load on the generator to charge the batteries or drive the motor changes the rotation ratio between it and the engine, this effectively lowers the engine speed while wheel speed stays the same. This is achieved without a belt and cone system like most CVTs, simplifying the system and increasing durability.
@@amateurtorque6709 : To simplify slightly, the battery is only used as a significant source of power in two situations, first if the engine cannot produce the power requested by the driver and second if the battery can produce _all_ the power so that the engine can be stopped. The transfer of electrical power between MG2 and MG1 should not be confused with draining or charging the battery. Under acceleration, power demand is high (we assume for this discussion). To get that power from the engine (forget the battery), the car first opens up the throttle to increase torque and (assuming that's not enough) allows MG1 to spin faster so as to increase the engine spin. Electrical power is now generated by MG1 (again, forget the battery) and passed to MG2 where it becomes additional torque at the wheels. This is what is explained in the video. Only if the engine torque and spin cannot be raised enough to supply the power demand is the battery used. The point of my comment is that under normal power demand the exact opposite happens. Torque is stolen from the wheels by MG2, becoming electrical power that is passed to MG1 which spins in the other direction so as to reduce the engine spin and increase fuel economy. Please post again if this is still unclear.
@@cheesebusiness Thank you very much. I'll buy a used car as my first car this month, and maybe I'll want to install an Android system in it. This way I know already what to look for when searching for these systems.👍
the most phenomenal thing about this concept is to me when im sailing high seated, silent and comfortable like a king in the 2,2ton RX450h with a big V6 3,5ltr petrol engine (245hp) cruising in the city with a fuel consumption of a Fiat 500 !
@@MattePaavi That's the entire purpose of why hybrids exist... The 2018 RX450h has rated fuel consumption at 7.5L/100km in the city, which is even better on fuel than the 2018 Fiat 500 which is rated at 8.4L/100km in the city. Look up the facts before you speak out of your ass.
I've owned a Mazda, two nissans, two Hondas, and now a Prius. Even my two saturns were Japanese based technology. Japanese cars are far superior to anything on the market IM hO.
Nothing more true that this comment. Every german car I tested was crap consuming and fragile as chewing gum, compared with my Toyota's. Now I own a Toyota Hybrid. Simply the best!
The regenerative braking system that charges the battery is the marvel. In a gas car A/C, steering, braking all run off the engine. Everything run off a belt from the crankshaft in a gas car. Everything in a hybrid needs to run off electricity, so it runs when you are stopped or anytime the gas engine is off. Regenerative braking generally keeps the battery topped off so these systems use NO gas. In extended freeway driving the engine may charge the batteries. Big deal, every car gets good freeway mileage, including hybrids. I drove 90 miles today, mostly freeway, and the gas engine never needed to charge the battery. When you are slowing down to a stop and stopping you use NO gas. The three minutes I wait for the trolley to come by and the lights to go green I use no gas. My pickup truck uses a LOT of gas waiting for the light to go green. I can "idle" the last half mile slightly downhill to my house with the engine off the whole way. No gas consumption. You car does everything it did before being a hybrid but it uses less gas being a hybrid. Why does this offend so many people?
Its not that the issue offends anyone. It is that people with knowledge of engineering know that there is simple truths about mechanics. First, for each part you add in a system, you have one more point of potential failure. While there is some truth to what you say, that you aren't 'using gas' to stop or slow down, that doesn't mean that you didn't at some point collect energy (Which in this closed, single fuel, system, means GAS). You in *fact* used gas to generate the power which is used for those things. It is just now stored in a battery. Which again, a part which has a limited life span. Even if you don't use it, a battery goes bad. Thinking this energy doesn't come from the gasoline at some point is a fallacy. Another truth that people with knowledge of engineering know, is that when you convert power from one form to another, you experience loss in radiation, heat, vibration, sound, etc. So when you are converting this kinetic energy to electricity... and then back again... you are getting a loss of energy. This means, in the scope of development of a car which centers around combustion, you will theoretically get more efficiency out of a combustion engine which has no or little hybrid components. Why was this not the case, and why were hybrids developed? it is easy to make a hybrid that is efficient, than do the complex physics calculations required to make a purely combustion engine more efficient. Hybrids are lazy engineering, frankly.
@Thunderloins I agree with you, not only diesels get a better fuel economy than Hybrid cars, they also have less wear and tear components. Which makes them more durable.
Hybrids are lazy engineering? Cripes! What a sweeping and somewhat misleading statement. As a person who has bought, owned and driven a 2008 Prius Hybrid for 4.5 years without any problems or indeed, mechanical failures, I absolutely disagree with that statement. It seems most humans are scared of anything new. A century ago, they were scared of each other, often based on something as stupid as the colour of their skins! Today, they’re mortified of new Hybrid and EV technologies that are revolutionising automobile transport. I’ve save almost £5,000 in fuel bills in the UK, driving an OLD 2008 Prius Tspirit! Mechanical failures? Don’t make me laugh. The 2nd Generation Prius Hybrid was way over engineered. Nothing has broken on mine. After a lifetime of driving conventional automobiles, the Prius has been a revelation, and the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned.Look around you. Those vehicles are still running around everywhere you look. I did do my homework before I bought one too. Yes, the frugal fuel consumption figures and unparalleled reliability of this vehicle looked too good to be true, yet, checking out reviews of people who actually owned and drove one (thank you PriusChat) as against reading myths made up by ignoramii was what made up my mind. And I wasn’t disappointed. Suffice to say 10,000,000+ (and steadily rising) Toyota Hybrid owners can’t be wrong. The final icing on the cake is most major manufacturers are now producing hybrids of their own. Even F1 Racing are now utilising Hybrid technology. I drive an old Prius and I love the technology, the way it’s saving me money everyday, and the solid reliability of the “Hybrid Synergy Drive” technology which is tried, tested and proven. The newer models are even better, more frugal on fuel, and the plug in versions are the holy grails of Hybrid technology. Hybrids are a step in the right direction for the future of motoring. There are 2nd Prii that have done 400,000 miles on their original engines and batteries. If that ain’t reliability to be proud of, I don’t know what is. Don’t take my word for it, the Internet is awash with genuine testimonials of people who own and drive these vehicles. Visit the Prius Chat website, and get a true perspective of what owning one of these Toyota Hybrids is really like.
Sorry...... sorry I have to bite. I've owned a Prius since 2010, and put more than 112,000 miles on it. All it's needed is routine servicing, which has cost me significantly less than any other car I have owned. If I had bought a diesel, chances are that by now I'd have had to pay out for: timing belt changes, DPF cleaning or replacement, and more frequent replacement of brake discs and pads due to the heavier weight at the front. Remember that regenerative braking takes the load off the normal friction brakes - as such, I got 90,000 miles out of one set of discs and pads.
2 things that feel would make the hybrid synergy drive better: The OPTION to plug it in and start with a full battery every day sounds much better than having to rely on the petrol engine alone to recharge. Lithium batteries over nickel: higher energy density for the weight, and can handle irregular charged much better than nickel. A higher torque motor: I'm all for efficiency but I test drove the Toyota chr and for a 1.8l I had absolutely no power to get up to speed on the motorway entry ramp. Cars like the VW golf GTe had much more punch from the electric motor when it's assisting the engine. It's annoying because other than that I love how kitted out the cars are for the price and how easy they are on the motorway once you're on them.
I bought a Corolla car and I'm driving it is really very economical. Excellent job Toyota. Goes 1000 kilometers with a tank of fuel. at least 700 kilometers. If you force it will go 1100 km.
I HAVE PRIUS 2008 AND 2018. THE 2008 IS NOW OVER 260,000 K.M. AND STILL RUNNING ON 5 LITER PER 100 K.M. (ZERO FAILURES !) THE 2018 IS MUCH MORE MODERN AND SPORTIVI AND RUN ON 4.2 LITRE PER 100 K.M.!! TOYOTA IS A WONDER !
The best and maybe most hidden thing is that it starts with the electric motor first. You may not know this but i have now done 2 hours of reasearching and on this and this is the best result i got. If it did not i would not even bother paying for it. Thats how important that is, just remeber that idling is not a case anymore for that car, for others its blah, but for the car well i guess it living twice than any other.
The hybrid battery dies after a few years. Issue with lag (not the engine not having enough power to move the vehicle - just the engine deciding whether or not to work). Necessary to have more than yearly maintenance done on the vehicle. More than that, only the dealer can perform maintenance on the vehicle, therefore driving up maintenance costs. Not saying I don’t like hybrids, but they aren’t exactly the greatest thing since sliced bread. IMO, if you really hate big oil then Hydrogen powered vehicles are the way to go - that way you aren’t paying for gasoline at all.
@@alexandranorris1763 10 years warranty for Toyota hybrid battery. It's not going to die in few years. Do some research about Toyotas hybrid system reliability before posting false statemets anywhere else.
@@alexandranorris1763 And do some research about hydrogen cars service while you at it. It's not like your ICE car that you can take to your friend's garage for maintenence. I'm not hybrid fanboy, but for me it seems the most effective. ICE will stay for a long long time to come, like it or not. EV is still in baby shoes, making it very expensive and time costly. Hydrogen, while it looks like the answer, still also very expencive to produce and transport. There is nowhere near amount of stations to fill your car. So yeah, at the moment hybrid is the way because price compared to ICE only is similar and if you learn to drive it correctly you use half the gasoline you used to + batteries have come long way and will last.
Love both and the fact that the Prius is build around and for the HSD like no other Toyota Hybrid, which only adapt the system somehow without being build for it. But in my eyes the car around the HSD and the way it is shaped is a big part of the HSD and its efficiency and shouldn't be overlooked. That's a big difference and sets the Prius, Nr. 4 is the best of all in many ways, miles apart from his family members.
A good feature is the "Prius launch" at the traffic lights: with most cars, you put the throttle down, the engine rev's go up, the car starts moving after a second or two. With the Prius, the car starts moving immediately, and as you cross the intersection, with a barely perceptible "thump" the engine starts, then provides more acceleration before the electric motor drops much in torque.
Paul Langford you get the instant electric motor response. I like this for city driving. No waiting for an auto transmission and no horrible drive by wire response that takes a second before anything actually happens.
Hello can you please confirm me by return if above car has a CVT transmission inside and/or there is no transmission on above car. Which is correct information ?
@@attilakhan4606 yes there is a transmission in the car.they call it cvt because there is no shifting gears.but this cvt gear box is not like the cvts on the Nissan o some others.this transmission is totally reliable.inside this transaction is mostly big motors and generators and some gears.I am a mechanic for more than 35 years and I never replace one transaction on a Prius.i own a 2013 with 128000 miles and It still looks and runs like new.
Consider the power split device alone, it provides infinite gear ratio selection and mind blowing simple design, with nearly zero maintenance. It is a greatest transmission of all time. The transition of the traditional CVT to the new eCVT, Toyota has solved the last puzzle of the hybrid system and make it a great choice beyond the electric vehicle.
I remember I was thinking of a design for a hybrid go kart where the engine had a torque converter with a centrifugal clutch on the output, where the clutch housing (which is the clutch output itself with a sprocket directly attached to it which drives a chain) attached to an electric motor which functions as both the generator and the drive motor. Now that I have watched this, I might consider designing something like the power split unit so the motor and engine can run together without the speed differential of the two either burning the clutch or slowing the entire thing down.
Trains are just diesel electric most of the time, which simply means that the engine is driving a generator that drives the traction motors, though they usually have resistibe braking which is when the power generated by the traction motors is sennt to a resistor and transformed into heat
Paris is banning all diesel vehicles starting in 2020. Germany is banning all internal combustion engines in 2040. Internal combustion is on it's way out because of pollution in cities.
Meanwhile in America half the population drives SUVs and pickup trucks which on average pollute over 300 grams of co2 every km. A Prius is less than 100 grams of co2 every km.
John Puccetti Thankfully i live in the US of A! I'll keep my F150 that makes 75 grams too much CO2 lol You know...Germany banned books before, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think we need to follow France or Germany anytime soon.
I am enjoying RAV4 hybrid adjusting routes that helped fuel economy. Getting twice as much MPG then previous found on road dead fix or repair daily Ford.
Already invented. Toyota made the hydrogen cell based Mirai. It uses hydrogen to produce electricity,that it can stored on a large battery and can move car too. Toyota gives you the choice how exactly want to move. You can use your stored energy,you can use directly the energy from the hydrogen generator,or,if you want to take the 100% of the power,you can use both.
kostasauris I'm familiar with the HFC Mirai, which generates electrical energy on demand, but Toyota have firmly banked on HFC technology over battery rather than settling for a hybrid. HFC isn't widely accepted, much less than charge points and gas stations. It also has the setback of having to use more energy have sting hydrogen and storing under high pressure, as well as dealing with explosive hazards of worse consequence to a fuel tank explosion on rupture. If Toyota employed a more dynamic approach, such as 100 mile range electric HFC extender, perhaps it would garner more interest in the green vehicles world. However, most see it as a back step from EV, as there would still need to be a lot more overheads in transporting, generating and storing H gas. It's still impressive technology that could be used for planes, trucking fleets etc, but I see the adoption in the personal vehicle world being slim.
I bet this would be a better system if Toyota made the "main" engine electric instead of gasoline. That way you'd have the acceleration and power of a Tesla with the range and convenience of a gasoline engine e.g. no overnight charging required! The battery module has to be a bit bigger though.
Got a Prius (non-prime) one week, bought another for my wife the next. I look at the size of the 2019 and say, "I don't need that much space very often. Maybe I should've gotten something smaller with better gas mi... Never mind."
I just bought one only a week old. Supposed to get 41mpg in town and mine is doing about 37.5. Am told that more time, it gets better so I'm hoping. Still though, for an SUV in town, 38 mpg isn't bad. I'm in colder weather and betting by next Summer, it will be where it's supposed to.
Its for me very ok. If an electric car with range of 500km and quick charge of 1/2hour and the price about 15.000.- euro. Never think about fossil cars
its not about the battery size, the hybrid part mostly made to work on lower speeds like in cities, if you drive on fast highways a lot it isn't as useful for you
@@amateurtorque6709 citroen ds5, peugeot 3008, peugeot 508. they even have developed a air hybrid car. instead of electricity, they compress air to store recuperation. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/psa-peugeot-citroen-seeks-partners-hybrid-air-tech
Japan has the most advanced technology on battery. However, until now, I only see Nissan has the ideal of a fully electric vehicle in Japan. More companies should definitely push fully electric idea forward.
It's probably because this technology isn't ready. Even the Nissan uses outdated chassis and bodywork for packaging his electric car. This all results in bad mileage and heavy weight. Making the car costly and unappealing for customers. If the world is going on for ev's, there will be a fundamental redesign of the aero capacities of a car, that will have to be addressed. And States will have to let loose on their crazy safety requirements.
@@grahamdavies8924 meaning 15kwh on 100 km. It's great. Every ice car builders would dream of such numbers. And it's where aerodynamic and conception are kicking in. A Tesla 3 reaches 13 kwh on 100km. A more streamlined Lightyear has announced to cone close to the 8 kwh on 100km mark. But the speeds weren't officially disclosed, meaning, it could theorically be around 10 kwh, what is still impressive. But here comes the big thing. Those numbers are great in regard to the poor efficiency scores of ice vehicules. But, at the eth Zurich, we have cars reaching 100 km with a single kwh of energy. And this is where my statement goes. In doing the cars with engine hoods and arranging the sitting position like we are doing now, we are waisting HUGE potential. There are cheaper and better ways to make electric cars, that aren't explored because builders are afraid to shock the consumers. This is sad and a waste of energy.
One question bugs me. When you hold one component of a planetary gear set solid and rotate another component, the third component responds. But it can respond with only so much force you hold the first component down, otherwise your hold breaks if the output has too high resistance. Now, with "holding down" replaced by electric motors, how is the force to set the car in motion transmitted to the output? How is such a great force resisted by the small MG1 or the infernal combustion engine so that the wheels get turned?
Los fabricantes deberían poner un sistema híbrido eléctrico en los autos movido por los gases de escape, Ya que en dichos gases se puede aprovechar con una turbina a modo alternador hasta un 20 o 30% autonomías
I tested out the Rc300h. Wonderful chassis, splendid mileage, but soulless engine. Lexus and Toyota, I'm pretty sure you could pack your Hybrid system in more exciting cars. In fact, you already did it with the Lexus LC500h. It would be mind-blowing, if you where able to realize a car that could use a small V6 or I6 switched on Atkinson cycle with his hybrid system pushing under 2'100 RPM. And that could, when pushed, switch on auto cycle and build torque with the help of a juicy turbo from 2'100 RPM upwards. This was initially was I expected you will do with your new Supra. Toyota, if there is a brand that can do it, then you are this brand.
It's a completely separate system with its own electric motor-driven compressor. It does not use any part of the drive train, just electricity from the battery. It will reduce fuel economy by a few percent, more than a normal car, but that's because a normal car wastes enough energy to swamp small losses such as AC.
@@grahamdavies8924 The new AC system on my 2018 Camry Hybrid can focus only on the driver if he/she is the only person in the car. There is a setting for that. Also, the amazing part is, with 4 passengers, AC on, and doing 70mph, the mpg does not change, same efficiency. I've been getting 52.7 mpg this summer going mostly 80mph.
BULLSHIT ! E.-cars sucks !! full Hybrid is the way to go..... my RX450h (230000km!) is a dream and i get 6,5-7,5ltr/100km with that 2,2ton ship in city and countryroad ! still the 300hp sometimes can smoke fat german SUV´s with 4 pipes and they see no pipe out of my Lexus :-)
The hybrid is already past ... Therefore, in the evolution of a car, let's say it started from coal - steam-oil- benzine- hybrid- and finally (Electric and Hydrogen) they fight for the position of first place in this half century
Now if only Japan would import all their other cool hybrids to the US... When you've travelled in Japan, the number of vehicle classes in the US that are still straight gas with no hybrid option being sold by Japanese companies is just disgusting. You all are breathing all that brake dust.
That's only due to the air seeing the car coming and the hideous design leaves the air with no choice but to get out of the way. it just wants nothing to do with something that ugly.
When you drive, say at around 60 mph, do BOTH the gas engine and electric motor simultaneously supply the energy to the vehicle to achieve mpg efficiency? We know that the EV mode come on mostly at low speeds, telling the driver electric propulsion is being used.
No need. You would just "steal" the energy from the front recharge mechanism... It would only help to transform the energy quicker thus braking faster without using clasic brake (so no energy loss)
Is there any problem If I include LPG in hybrid system,another thing that I want to know is is there any problem if I drive the hybrid car without air conditionin during summer.
Yes. Through the power split device (PSD) which is a planetary gear set that receives power from the internal combustion engine (ICE) and the electric motors. Through the intelligent use of power electronics and controls, MG1 (Motor Generator 1) can convert excess power from the ICE to electricity and send it to the battery to be stored or directly to MG2 (Motor Generator 2). In the latter scenario (if ever the driving conditions requires it), MG2 is assisting the engine with additional torque and power to meet the requirements of the driving situation. This is the equivalent of turbo, but without any lag because the electric motor produces the required torque instantly, i.e. at 0 RPM. The electric power required by MG2 during the assist can also come from the battery. This enables the engine to always run as close as possible to its sweet spot of maximum thermal efficiency. Another benefit is that by controlling the rotation of MG1 through power electronics and controls, the PSD basically behaves as a CVT (continuously variable transmission), but without the drawbacks of an ordinary CVT, the drive is just smooth without any rubber bad effect. And there is no transmission to fail, because there is no complex gearbox or torque convertor or clutch as in conventional transmissions.
It does have a CVT on the engine itself, but it's Toyotas design. However, the primary system is "ecvt" which is not a normal transmission and distributes electrical energy where needed. It's made up of planetary gears as opposed to a belt.
Toyota has refined the hybrid drivetrain system to a fine art.
Still dragging! After crawling.
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But still better than most others, no?
@@MaximC It is.
Smooth rider.....I love the Toyota Hybrid.........Engine dead silent when ON.....one guy asked me if i was pushing the car to move......
I own a hybrid camry, And it is the best investment I have ever made. I know that it is advertised as 40mpg, but I've gotten up to 80mpg from it. I couldn't be any happier.
I get 972 mpg in my Chevy Express with LS3 and 75mm turbo
I own it too, 2010. Very good car. Bought used at 60k km and now over 230k km. No major issues. I did replace 12v battery though, tires and breaks but this is very normal. It never failed to start even at -35C in Winnipeg, Canada!
We only got the Camry here last year, in England, I must test drive one once covid is over.
Best video I’ve seen to describe how a hybrid works.
At 0:56, the video states that the "generator" (actually, MG1) produces electricity and passes it to the "motor" (actually, MG2) which drives the wheels. Actually, this happens only at low speed and during acceleration or climbing a steep hill. It is the equivalent of being in a low gear. Once you're up to speed, the complete reverse happens. Power is drawn from the final drive by MG2 and passed back to MG1 to decrease the engine spin and therefore increase fuel economy. This is the equivalent of being in overdrive. Without this subtlety, you'll never properly understand this drivetrain.
Hi can you please confirm me by return if above car has a CVT transmission inside and/or there is no transmission on above car. Which is correct ?
Attila Khan The planet gears is transmission like a CVT.
@@attilakhan4606 Placing a load on the generator to charge the batteries or drive the motor changes the rotation ratio between it and the engine, this effectively lowers the engine speed while wheel speed stays the same. This is achieved without a belt and cone system like most CVTs, simplifying the system and increasing durability.
Interesting comment, is this why the engine and battery combined propel the car rather than just the engine under acceleration?
@@amateurtorque6709 : To simplify slightly, the battery is only used as a significant source of power in two situations, first if the engine cannot produce the power requested by the driver and second if the battery can produce _all_ the power so that the engine can be stopped. The transfer of electrical power between MG2 and MG1 should not be confused with draining or charging the battery.
Under acceleration, power demand is high (we assume for this discussion). To get that power from the engine (forget the battery), the car first opens up the throttle to increase torque and (assuming that's not enough) allows MG1 to spin faster so as to increase the engine spin. Electrical power is now generated by MG1 (again, forget the battery) and passed to MG2 where it becomes additional torque at the wheels. This is what is explained in the video. Only if the engine torque and spin cannot be raised enough to supply the power demand is the battery used.
The point of my comment is that under normal power demand the exact opposite happens. Torque is stolen from the wheels by MG2, becoming electrical power that is passed to MG1 which spins in the other direction so as to reduce the engine spin and increase fuel economy.
Please post again if this is still unclear.
The Toyota Hybrid System is absolutely amazing!
Incomprehensible that they don't use Android Auto to be the best.......
They do now. Was a software upgrade to my 2018 Hybrid Corolla, works great.
You can install a custom Android car media system
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What models of such systems are the best?
@@MaximC, Teyes
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Thank you very much. I'll buy a used car as my first car this month, and maybe I'll want to install an Android system in it. This way I know already what to look for when searching for these systems.👍
the most phenomenal thing about this concept is to me when im sailing high seated, silent and comfortable like a king in the 2,2ton RX450h with a big V6 3,5ltr petrol engine (245hp) cruising in the city with a fuel consumption of a Fiat 500 !
well that is not possible. 3.5 liter v6 is not like a fiat 500. Who told you that bullshit XD
@@MattePaavi my car taught me th-cam.com/video/RVRbCzuVTZg/w-d-xo.html
@@MattePaavi That's the entire purpose of why hybrids exist... The 2018 RX450h has rated fuel consumption at 7.5L/100km in the city, which is even better on fuel than the 2018 Fiat 500 which is rated at 8.4L/100km in the city. Look up the facts before you speak out of your ass.
The fuel economy voids when you go to a highway
@@cheesebusiness sure, but combined its stilll very good for such a big car !
Every Japanese car/truck that I've owned has been phenomenal. At 65 I finally bought a Mercedes and I regret it.
Roger didit what Mercedes was it? Maybe you should have tried a Lexus :)
Roger didit yeah how come you didn’t stick with Toyota reliability by buying a Lexus
I traded in my MB GLK for a RAV4 hybrid. Couldn’t be happier.
I've owned a Mazda, two nissans, two Hondas, and now a Prius. Even my two saturns were Japanese based technology. Japanese cars are far superior to anything on the market IM hO.
Nothing more true that this comment. Every german car I tested was crap consuming and fragile as chewing gum, compared with my Toyota's. Now I own a Toyota Hybrid. Simply the best!
The regenerative braking system that charges the battery is the marvel. In a gas car A/C, steering, braking all run off the engine. Everything run off a belt from the crankshaft in a gas car. Everything in a hybrid needs to run off electricity, so it runs when you are stopped or anytime the gas engine is off. Regenerative braking generally keeps the battery topped off so these systems use NO gas. In extended freeway driving the engine may charge the batteries. Big deal, every car gets good freeway mileage, including hybrids. I drove 90 miles today, mostly freeway, and the gas engine never needed to charge the battery. When you are slowing down to a stop and stopping you use NO gas. The three minutes I wait for the trolley to come by and the lights to go green I use no gas. My pickup truck uses a LOT of gas waiting for the light to go green. I can "idle" the last half mile slightly downhill to my house with the engine off the whole way. No gas consumption. You car does everything it did before being a hybrid but it uses less gas being a hybrid. Why does this offend so many people?
Its not that the issue offends anyone.
It is that people with knowledge of engineering know that there is simple truths about mechanics.
First, for each part you add in a system, you have one more point of potential failure.
While there is some truth to what you say, that you aren't 'using gas' to stop or slow down, that doesn't mean that you didn't at some point collect energy (Which in this closed, single fuel, system, means GAS). You in *fact* used gas to generate the power which is used for those things. It is just now stored in a battery. Which again, a part which has a limited life span. Even if you don't use it, a battery goes bad. Thinking this energy doesn't come from the gasoline at some point is a fallacy.
Another truth that people with knowledge of engineering know, is that when you convert power from one form to another, you experience loss in radiation, heat, vibration, sound, etc. So when you are converting this kinetic energy to electricity... and then back again... you are getting a loss of energy.
This means, in the scope of development of a car which centers around combustion, you will theoretically get more efficiency out of a combustion engine which has no or little hybrid components.
Why was this not the case, and why were hybrids developed?
it is easy to make a hybrid that is efficient, than do the complex physics calculations required to make a purely combustion engine more efficient.
Hybrids are lazy engineering, frankly.
@Thunderloins I agree with you, not only diesels get a better fuel economy than Hybrid cars, they also have less wear and tear components. Which makes them more durable.
Hybrids are lazy engineering? Cripes! What a sweeping and somewhat misleading statement. As a person who has bought, owned and driven a 2008 Prius Hybrid for 4.5 years without any problems or indeed, mechanical failures, I absolutely disagree with that statement.
It seems most humans are scared of anything new. A century ago, they were scared of each other, often based on something as stupid as the colour of their skins!
Today, they’re mortified of new Hybrid and EV technologies that are revolutionising automobile transport. I’ve save almost £5,000 in fuel bills in the UK, driving an OLD 2008 Prius Tspirit! Mechanical failures? Don’t make me laugh. The 2nd Generation Prius Hybrid was way over engineered. Nothing has broken on mine. After a lifetime of driving conventional automobiles, the Prius has been a revelation, and the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned.Look around you. Those vehicles are still running around everywhere you look. I did do my homework before I bought one too. Yes, the frugal fuel consumption figures and unparalleled reliability of this vehicle looked too good to be true, yet, checking out reviews of people who actually owned and drove one (thank you PriusChat) as against reading myths made up by ignoramii was what made up my mind. And I wasn’t disappointed. Suffice to say 10,000,000+ (and steadily rising) Toyota Hybrid owners can’t be wrong. The final icing on the cake is most major manufacturers are now producing hybrids of their own. Even F1 Racing are now utilising Hybrid technology.
I drive an old Prius and I love the technology, the way it’s saving me money everyday, and the solid reliability of the “Hybrid Synergy Drive” technology which is tried, tested and proven. The newer models are even better, more frugal on fuel, and the plug in versions are the holy grails of Hybrid technology.
Hybrids are a step in the right direction for the future of motoring. There are 2nd Prii that have done 400,000 miles on their original engines and batteries. If that ain’t reliability to be proud of, I don’t know what is.
Don’t take my word for it, the Internet is awash with genuine testimonials of people who own and drive these vehicles. Visit the Prius Chat website, and get a true perspective of what owning one of these Toyota Hybrids is really like.
Engineering or not, statistics have already proven that hybrid cars are much more efficient
Sorry...... sorry I have to bite. I've owned a Prius since 2010, and put more than 112,000 miles on it. All it's needed is routine servicing, which has cost me significantly less than any other car I have owned. If I had bought a diesel, chances are that by now I'd have had to pay out for: timing belt changes, DPF cleaning or replacement, and more frequent replacement of brake discs and pads due to the heavier weight at the front. Remember that regenerative braking takes the load off the normal friction brakes - as such, I got 90,000 miles out of one set of discs and pads.
Got my Yaris Hybrid this year, im in love with it :-)
I dont think they sell those here in the USA. Instead they are called "Prius C" and in Japan they are called "Aqua"
Yaris is so small
Yo, how much mpg?
@@skenostic2560 not really idiot
with my driving style 5l per 100km
I have a 2020 Corolla hybrid Saloon EU spec now.
same economy.
My car is a Prius 2 and I am so lucky driving this car. Geat tecnology, thanks!
Wow 👏 😮 👏 finally we reached the age of ECO Friendly and Economical clean engines, I LOVE JAPAN!! 🥰 🇯🇵
Amazing technology 👏
Greetings to 🇯🇵Japan from Poland 🇵🇱
I am very satisfied with my Toyota Corolla Fielder Hybrid...truly it’s a state of art technology by Toyota
My hybrid Toyota Camry has about 50 mpg
i thought it would give at least 65 mpg
I thought it would give at least 80 mpg
2 things that feel would make the hybrid synergy drive better:
The OPTION to plug it in and start with a full battery every day sounds much better than having to rely on the petrol engine alone to recharge.
Lithium batteries over nickel: higher energy density for the weight, and can handle irregular charged much better than nickel.
A higher torque motor: I'm all for efficiency but I test drove the Toyota chr and for a 1.8l I had absolutely no power to get up to speed on the motorway entry ramp. Cars like the VW golf GTe had much more punch from the electric motor when it's assisting the engine.
It's annoying because other than that I love how kitted out the cars are for the price and how easy they are on the motorway once you're on them.
I bought a Corolla car and I'm driving it is really very economical. Excellent job Toyota. Goes 1000 kilometers with a tank of fuel. at least 700 kilometers. If you force it will go 1100 km.
Thank you Toyota, keep innovating.
A Troll They Used TNGA (Short For Toyota New Global Architecture) To Make For Exciting, New Experience Car
And replacing the battery is fking expensive. Thanks Toyota.
I HAVE PRIUS 2008 AND 2018. THE 2008 IS NOW OVER 260,000 K.M. AND STILL RUNNING ON 5 LITER PER 100 K.M. (ZERO FAILURES !) THE 2018 IS MUCH MORE MODERN AND SPORTIVI AND RUN ON 4.2 LITRE PER 100 K.M.!!
TOYOTA IS A WONDER !
The best and maybe most hidden thing is that it starts with the electric motor first. You may not know this but i have now done 2 hours of reasearching and on this and this is the best result i got. If it did not i would not even bother paying for it. Thats how important that is, just remeber that idling is not a case anymore for that car, for others its blah, but for the car well i guess it living twice than any other.
Hut ab ! Super Konstruktion. Endlich mal ausführlich erklärt .
amazing engine by Toyota! big oil companies hate this technology lol
Cool Gadget Reviews That's right!
The hybrid battery dies after a few years. Issue with lag (not the engine not having enough power to move the vehicle - just the engine deciding whether or not to work). Necessary to have more than yearly maintenance done on the vehicle. More than that, only the dealer can perform maintenance on the vehicle, therefore driving up maintenance costs.
Not saying I don’t like hybrids, but they aren’t exactly the greatest thing since sliced bread.
IMO, if you really hate big oil then Hydrogen powered vehicles are the way to go - that way you aren’t paying for gasoline at all.
It has 8 year / 160,000 Km warranty
@@alexandranorris1763 10 years warranty for Toyota hybrid battery. It's not going to die in few years. Do some research about Toyotas hybrid system reliability before posting false statemets anywhere else.
@@alexandranorris1763 And do some research about hydrogen cars service while you at it. It's not like your ICE car that you can take to your friend's garage for maintenence. I'm not hybrid fanboy, but for me it seems the most effective. ICE will stay for a long long time to come, like it or not. EV is still in baby shoes, making it very expensive and time costly. Hydrogen, while it looks like the answer, still also very expencive to produce and transport. There is nowhere near amount of stations to fill your car. So yeah, at the moment hybrid is the way because price compared to ICE only is similar and if you learn to drive it correctly you use half the gasoline you used to + batteries have come long way and will last.
I ABSOLUTELY love the Prius.
I love the Toyota Hybrid system...!
Me too
Love both and the fact that the Prius is build around and for the HSD like no other Toyota Hybrid, which only adapt the system somehow without being build for it. But in my eyes the car around the HSD and the way it is shaped is a big part of the HSD and its efficiency and shouldn't be overlooked. That's a big difference and sets the Prius, Nr. 4 is the best of all in many ways, miles apart from his family members.
@@carbikeandme59
It's best in the Prius 4.
A good feature is the "Prius launch" at the traffic lights: with most cars, you put the throttle down, the engine rev's go up, the car starts moving after a second or two. With the Prius, the car starts moving immediately, and as you cross the intersection, with a barely perceptible "thump" the engine starts, then provides more acceleration before the electric motor drops much in torque.
Paul Langford you get the instant electric motor response. I like this for city driving. No waiting for an auto transmission and no horrible drive by wire response that takes a second before anything actually happens.
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Hello can you please confirm me by return if above car has a CVT transmission inside and/or there is no transmission on above car. Which is correct information ?
@@attilakhan4606The Prius has a CVT for the gas engine.
@@attilakhan4606 yes there is a transmission in the car.they call it cvt because there is no shifting gears.but this cvt gear box is not like the cvts on the Nissan o some others.this transmission is totally reliable.inside this transaction is mostly big motors and generators and some gears.I am a mechanic for more than 35 years and I never replace one transaction on a Prius.i own a 2013 with 128000 miles and It still looks and runs like new.
Outstanding piece of engineering. Where did Japanese engineering synthesis went?
Actually, the Japanese didn't even invent the hybrid system. Guess who invented it....right, the Germans. Actually, Porsche
In before someone says it was invented by Africans during slave culture 😂
@@thepincushionman7063 You are an ignorant piece of shit.
Basically a technology in Le Mans TS050 is used in this car. Cool
Consider the power split device alone, it provides infinite gear ratio selection and mind blowing simple design, with nearly zero maintenance. It is a greatest transmission of all time. The transition of the traditional CVT to the new eCVT, Toyota has solved the last puzzle of the hybrid system and make it a great choice beyond the electric vehicle.
I have a Toyota Rav 4 hybrid. 37-39 mpg on an SUV sometimes! Unheard off we are the forefront of driving tech!!!
I remember I was thinking of a design for a hybrid go kart where the engine had a torque converter with a centrifugal clutch on the output, where the clutch housing (which is the clutch output itself with a sprocket directly attached to it which drives a chain) attached to an electric motor which functions as both the generator and the drive motor.
Now that I have watched this, I might consider designing something like the power split unit so the motor and engine can run together without the speed differential of the two either burning the clutch or slowing the entire thing down.
That sound fracking awesome!
It really is amazing. My GF just bought the Highlander Hybrid !!
Excellent vedio very nice job it's my best job
So amazing, Thanks so much
I love hybrid so much I wouldn't go back to a normal car 🚙
electric cars are even better!
A corolla hybrid now can do 3.5L/100km using normal fuel while a Mercedes C class plugin hybrid does 2.8L/100km using premium fuel.
In what conditions do you get such fuel consumption?
Easy to listen English this Video. Good for a class of Japanese elementary school.
Very good video about this new system,keep doing it as well...
Train technology cames to cars))) Only 100 years was needed for this.
lol?
different concept
Trains are just diesel electric most of the time, which simply means that the engine is driving a generator that drives the traction motors, though they usually have resistibe braking which is when the power generated by the traction motors is sennt to a resistor and transformed into heat
Paris is banning all diesel vehicles starting in 2020. Germany is banning all internal combustion engines in 2040. Internal combustion is on it's way out because of pollution in cities.
Meanwhile in America half the population drives SUVs and pickup trucks which on average pollute over 300 grams of co2 every km. A Prius is less than 100 grams of co2 every km.
John Puccetti Thankfully i live in the US of A! I'll keep my F150 that makes 75 grams too much CO2 lol
You know...Germany banned books before, if I'm not mistaken. I don't think we need to follow France or Germany anytime soon.
Nate Hawkins even Americans started buying hybrids when the fuel price went up.
Simon WoodburyForget they pollute in different areas. I'd rather it be away from where most people live!
Simon WoodburyForget that's just too bad that 80% of people live in cities. Bring the electric vehicles!
I am enjoying RAV4 hybrid adjusting routes that helped fuel economy. Getting twice as much MPG then previous found on road dead fix or repair daily Ford.
Long live Japan! 🗾🗾🗾🇯🇵❤️
Love my new Toyota Hybrid, getting 36 MPG!!
My 2nrfe( 1.3 litre )powered corolla does 36mpg and its not a hybrid.
@@aneshramsaroop8436 what year? coz i plan on buying a corolla, prius is fun but i get gaped even by 1999 camry😂😂
I bought a 2021 Prius awd-e to reduce my monthly fuel costs because my 2019 Tundra is a gas hog. The Prius uses 1/4 the fuel.
Prius is the first step to be a gay
I drive 15 hours a day. N cost me only 15.00 😁😁😁
Like these tech breakdowns. Shame Toyota won't invest in a proper electric vehicle.
Shaun Powell what brand are 100% stable for those electric vehicles? Porsche? Breaks down too
lol you missunderstood my comment. Breakdowns = explanations. I wasn't criticising Toyota's engineering, and would actually commend them.
Already invented. Toyota made the hydrogen cell based Mirai. It uses hydrogen to produce electricity,that it can stored on a large battery and can move car too. Toyota gives you the choice how exactly want to move. You can use your stored energy,you can use directly the energy from the hydrogen generator,or,if you want to take the 100% of the power,you can use both.
kostasauris I'm familiar with the HFC Mirai, which generates electrical energy on demand, but Toyota have firmly banked on HFC technology over battery rather than settling for a hybrid. HFC isn't widely accepted, much less than charge points and gas stations. It also has the setback of having to use more energy have sting hydrogen and storing under high pressure, as well as dealing with explosive hazards of worse consequence to a fuel tank explosion on rupture.
If Toyota employed a more dynamic approach, such as 100 mile range electric HFC extender, perhaps it would garner more interest in the green vehicles world.
However, most see it as a back step from EV, as there would still need to be a lot more overheads in transporting, generating and storing H gas.
It's still impressive technology that could be used for planes, trucking fleets etc, but I see the adoption in the personal vehicle world being slim.
Shaun Powell p
I bet this would be a better system if Toyota made the "main" engine electric instead of gasoline. That way you'd have the acceleration and power of a Tesla with the range and convenience of a gasoline engine e.g. no overnight charging required! The battery module has to be a bit bigger though.
Got a Prius (non-prime) one week, bought another for my wife the next. I look at the size of the 2019 and say, "I don't need that much space very often. Maybe I should've gotten something smaller with better gas mi... Never mind."
Could you tell me if this is the hybrid system of the new Toyota RAV4 2019?. Thank you
Ibwas told at the dealership that it indeed is.
I just bought one only a week old. Supposed to get 41mpg in town and mine is doing about 37.5. Am told that more time, it gets better so I'm hoping. Still though, for an SUV in town, 38 mpg isn't bad. I'm in colder weather and betting by next Summer, it will be where it's supposed to.
@@dj3114 Winter gas and engine break-in will both boost those numbers. Also cold weather affects battery chemistry, so those numbers aren't bad.
A lot of technology to do 19 km per litre, when a diesel with less technology can do 25 km per litre, so with diesel has better efficiency.
Scotty will approve this video
Toyotanın hybrid sistemi gerçekten muhteşem ❤️
Nice yet complicated system, also needs hybrid cost of maintenance.
Its for me very ok. If an electric car with range of 500km and quick charge of 1/2hour and the price about 15.000.- euro. Never think about fossil cars
I still wish they had bigger battery in my camry hybrid. Its full most times i am driving.
its not about the battery size, the hybrid part mostly made to work on lower speeds like in cities, if you drive on fast highways a lot it isn't as useful for you
Nice video. But Im asking where the transmission is?🤔
No transmission except for a coupling gearset.
Does it have switch button?
Like switch to driving totally on EV first
And when charge dries out switching to petrol?
2007年二代Prius目前里程累計已19萬5千哩(×1.6=公里)新車45哩/美加侖、現在38哩/加侖、另一輛2013年三代prius4萬5千哩!油電車好不好?個人覺得很不錯實用
Imagine how efficient a diesel hybrid would be.
the psa group combine diesel with emotor. its called hybrid4, because it is a all wheel drive. for 100km you have somewhere at 5-6liter or 50mpg
@@barsei1511 do you know which cars PSA have the hybrid4 in?
@@amateurtorque6709 citroen ds5, peugeot 3008, peugeot 508. they even have developed a air hybrid car. instead of electricity, they compress air to store recuperation. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/psa-peugeot-citroen-seeks-partners-hybrid-air-tech
@@barsei1511 thanks for the link
wow i havent seen or drive hybrid before. i dont have car yet. considering hybrid for main family daily car. is it good?
Japan has the most advanced technology on battery. However, until now, I only see Nissan has the ideal of a fully electric vehicle in Japan. More companies should definitely push fully electric idea forward.
It's probably because this technology isn't ready.
Even the Nissan uses outdated chassis and bodywork for packaging his electric car. This all results in bad mileage and heavy weight. Making the car costly and unappealing for customers.
If the world is going on for ev's, there will be a fundamental redesign of the aero capacities of a car, that will have to be addressed. And States will have to let loose on their crazy safety requirements.
@@benoitbricet8885 : I own a Nissan Leaf and I completely disagree with you. I get four miles per kilowatt.hour.
@@grahamdavies8924 meaning 15kwh on 100 km. It's great. Every ice car builders would dream of such numbers.
And it's where aerodynamic and conception are kicking in.
A Tesla 3 reaches 13 kwh on 100km.
A more streamlined Lightyear has announced to cone close to the 8 kwh on 100km mark. But the speeds weren't officially disclosed, meaning, it could theorically be around 10 kwh, what is still impressive.
But here comes the big thing. Those numbers are great in regard to the poor efficiency scores of ice vehicules. But, at the eth Zurich, we have cars reaching 100 km with a single kwh of energy. And this is where my statement goes. In doing the cars with engine hoods and arranging the sitting position like we are doing now, we are waisting HUGE potential. There are cheaper and better ways to make electric cars, that aren't explored because builders are afraid to shock the consumers.
This is sad and a waste of energy.
Most proven hybrid system in the world
Quite amazing
One question bugs me. When you hold one component of a planetary gear set solid and rotate another component, the third component responds. But it can respond with only so much force you hold the first component down, otherwise your hold breaks if the output has too high resistance. Now, with "holding down" replaced by electric motors, how is the force to set the car in motion transmitted to the output? How is such a great force resisted by the small MG1 or the infernal combustion engine so that the wheels get turned?
How does the a/c work air conditioner? No belts for compressors.
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very nice video!
Los fabricantes deberían poner un sistema híbrido eléctrico en los autos movido por los gases de escape,
Ya que en dichos gases se puede aprovechar con una turbina a modo alternador hasta un 20 o 30% autonomías
How does the air conditioning system work when the engine is not running ie when the car is on the hybrid system?
Ac power steering power brakes are use an electrical motor. To work.
I tested out the Rc300h. Wonderful chassis, splendid mileage, but soulless engine.
Lexus and Toyota, I'm pretty sure you could pack your Hybrid system in more exciting cars. In fact, you already did it with the Lexus LC500h.
It would be mind-blowing, if you where able to realize a car that could use a small V6 or I6 switched on Atkinson cycle with his hybrid system pushing under 2'100 RPM. And that could, when pushed, switch on auto cycle and build torque with the help of a juicy turbo from 2'100 RPM upwards.
This was initially was I expected you will do with your new Supra.
Toyota, if there is a brand that can do it, then you are this brand.
Hmm? How do it Unwind the clutch/converter? Is it some cind of 2 clutch system
WHAT about battery COLD resistance?
Prius works well in cold Russian winters. Taxi drivers love hybrids.
Excelente video así conozco mejor mi Prius porque en el manual del propietario no hay esa información Gracias J D Bustos
why we don't use hydrogene like carburant in conbustion chamber instead?
That's why they are the best
Toyota at least 3-5 years ahead of everyone else in hybrid tech
Okay but there has to be a transmission somewhere right? What type of transmission is it? I assume a CVT transmission unless I’m told otherwise
No humdrum transmission, in fact. Only a reduction/coupling gearset.
Gavichap hmm interesting
great technology
wow you are hottie
how aircondition works at complete stop or stock on traffic????
it runs from battery
Instead of running off a belt, they run off electricity and don't need the engine to be running.
Electric compressor. Probably quieter than a fridge lol
It's a completely separate system with its own electric motor-driven compressor. It does not use any part of the drive train, just electricity from the battery. It will reduce fuel economy by a few percent, more than a normal car, but that's because a normal car wastes enough energy to swamp small losses such as AC.
@@grahamdavies8924 The new AC system on my 2018 Camry Hybrid can focus only on the driver if he/she is the only person in the car. There is a setting for that. Also, the amazing part is, with 4 passengers, AC on, and doing 70mph, the mpg does not change, same efficiency. I've been getting 52.7 mpg this summer going mostly 80mph.
Wenn es den Prius mal nur rein elektrisch gibt, wird er gekauft!
BULLSHIT ! E.-cars sucks !! full Hybrid is the way to go..... my RX450h (230000km!) is a dream and i get 6,5-7,5ltr/100km with that 2,2ton ship in city and countryroad ! still the 300hp sometimes can smoke fat german SUV´s with 4 pipes and they see no pipe out of my Lexus :-)
Sorry I think I need to clear my ears cuz I swear he just said “driving fun” at the end of a Prius video
i own one and its actually quite fun.
@@admiralstiffplank i dont know why people automatically think that hybrid cars are not fun to drive eventho they never driven one.
@Johan Sahlin i have a 2016 and its fun af.
Driving pass twice as many gas station as other ICE is kinda a fun.
Exellent job
The hybrid is already past ... Therefore, in the evolution of a car, let's say it started from coal - steam-oil- benzine- hybrid- and finally (Electric and Hydrogen) they fight for the position of first place in this half century
Now if only Japan would import all their other cool hybrids to the US... When you've travelled in Japan, the number of vehicle classes in the US that are still straight gas with no hybrid option being sold by Japanese companies is just disgusting. You all are breathing all that brake dust.
Great video!
Thank boss =D
Thank you, this for video .
A automatic without a slushy torque converter, makes regular automatics feel jerky.
And on top of all this, Prius is a pzev.
They forgot to mention the hideous exterior forces air to move away voluntarily in order to decrease drag and improve mpg.
That's only due to the air seeing the car coming and the hideous design leaves the air with no choice but to get out of the way. it just wants nothing to do with something that ugly.
"When you show the moon to the idiot, the idiot looks the finger."
this is really bulschit
When you drive, say at around 60 mph, do BOTH the gas engine and electric motor simultaneously supply the energy to the vehicle to achieve mpg efficiency? We know that the EV mode come on mostly at low speeds, telling the driver electric propulsion is being used.
Yes which is why the Hwy Mpg is slightly less than city driving.
Can use rear wheel drive train to recharge batteries?
No need. You would just "steal" the energy from the front recharge mechanism...
It would only help to transform the energy quicker thus braking faster without using clasic brake (so no energy loss)
Is there any problem If I include LPG in hybrid system,another thing that I want to know is is there any problem if I drive the hybrid car without air conditionin during summer.
Thnx Toyota. Keep going 👍
Is this video copyrighted? Can I use some clips in my course which is to teach the students understand hybrid cars?
Does the Prius have no gearbox?
I dont understand why in the decelaration, the battery is charge by rotation of the tire?? sb help me?
It is another word for regenerative braking. To recover energy that would be lost to brake heat.
Hallo, gibt es das Video auch auf Deutsch?
Anyone else here because of the new tundra rumored to have a hybrid system?
Its perfect if you drive slowly
does the Engine power the wheels?
Yes. Through the power split device (PSD) which is a planetary gear set that receives power from the internal combustion engine (ICE) and the electric motors. Through the intelligent use of power electronics and controls, MG1 (Motor Generator 1) can convert excess power from the ICE to electricity and send it to the battery to be stored or directly to MG2 (Motor Generator 2). In the latter scenario (if ever the driving conditions requires it), MG2 is assisting the engine with additional torque and power to meet the requirements of the driving situation. This is the equivalent of turbo, but without any lag because the electric motor produces the required torque instantly, i.e. at 0 RPM. The electric power required by MG2 during the assist can also come from the battery. This enables the engine to always run as close as possible to its sweet spot of maximum thermal efficiency.
Another benefit is that by controlling the rotation of MG1 through power electronics and controls, the PSD basically behaves as a CVT (continuously variable transmission), but without the drawbacks of an ordinary CVT, the drive is just smooth without any rubber bad effect. And there is no transmission to fail, because there is no complex gearbox or torque convertor or clutch as in conventional transmissions.
So where is the transmission on that car ?
Attila Khan as I understand it, there really isn't one. I think of it as a CVT, like a Vespa scooter has, no clutch, no gears.
@@nickiemcnichols5397 i see thank you
It does have a CVT on the engine itself, but it's Toyotas design. However, the primary system is "ecvt" which is not a normal transmission and distributes electrical energy where needed. It's made up of planetary gears as opposed to a belt.
@@dj3114 so it is better if it was CVT so there is no repair if any problem has been lived right ?
i hope toyota dealer could sell cheap price of hybrid battery pack, because the price are ridiculous