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The system was called the Toyota Hybrid System (THS) when it was introduced with the Prius in 1997. [28] The hybrid transaxle , designated P110, [ 29 ] includes two electric motors (MG1 and MG2) and a planetary gearset , which Toyota calls the "Power Split Device" (PSD); mechanical power from the internal combustion engine (E) can be directed ...
On October 21, 2010, Toyota announced a recall of 1.53 million vehicles (740,000 in the U.S., 599,000 in Japan, and 191,000 in Europe and other markets) worldwide; the recall affected MY 2005 and 2006 Avalon, MY 2004 to 2006 Highlander (non-hybrid) and Lexus RX330 and MY 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250 and IS350; the models affected in Japan and ...
English: Generation 4 Toyota Hybrid System transmission for rear-wheel drive applications. In this system, the basic two-motor/generator with power split device is identical to the Generation 1 THS and Generation 2 THS-II design; there is a complex arrangement of clutches and planetary gearsets attached to the output of MG2.
By the end of 2006 there were about 15 hybrid vehicles from various car makers available in the U.S. [1] By May 2007 Toyota sold its first million hybrids and had sold a total of two million hybrids at the end of August 2009. [2]
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General Motors, BMW, and DaimlerChrysler collaborated on a system named "Two-Mode Hybrid" as part of the Global Hybrid Cooperation. The technology was released in the fall of 2007 on the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. The system was also featured on the GMC Graphite SUV concept vehicle at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. [32]
Toyota Motor Corporation's L-series of HybridSynergyDrive (HSD) transmissions (not to be confused the 4 and 5 speed manual L-series Toyota transmissions) are hybrid gearboxes containing 2 electric motors, one for driving the wheels and one for controlling the ratio between the engine and the electric drive motor, as well as an optional 2 or 4 speed planetary transmission attached to the end of ...
Side by side comparison of Toyota Prius Liftback (left) and Prius v (right). The Prius v powertrain uses the same 1.8 liter Atkinson cycle gasoline inline-four engine used in the conventional Prius, a 60 kW traction motor, and shares the Prius's Hybrid Synergy Drive system and the same 201 volt nickel-metal hydride battery pack.