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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 ...
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]
Examples of Two-Mode Hybrids include the General Motors Two-Mode Hybrid full-size trucks and SUVs, the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid [31] and the Mercedes ML 450 hybrid. [31] The Toyota Hybrid System THS / Hybrid Synergy Drive has a single power-split device (incorporated as a single three-shaft planetary gearset) and can be classified as an Input-Split ...
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.
The Toyota Prius is a full series-parallel hybrid electric compact car developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation. The second generation Prius had been completely redesigned with a kammback profile. The XW20 series represented the second generation of the Toyota Prius, replacing its XW10 predecessor.
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.
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 ...
As of January 2017, the Aqua/Prius c is the second highest-selling Toyota hybrid model after the regular Prius, with 1,380,100 units sold worldwide. Japan as Aqua's market leader has sold 1,154,500 units of the model through January 2017. [ 3 ]