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The original 50th percentile male Hybrid III's family expanded to include a 95th percentile male, 5th percentile female which is described as 'female' but is still based on the male body shape, [1] and three-year-old and six-year-old child dummies. 6 year-old and 3 year-old Hybrid III dummies sitting in a Lexus RX350 prior to an static side airbag deployment test.
The Generation 3 HSD separates the ICE-MG1 path from the MG2 path, each with its own, tailored gear ratio (1.1:1 and 2.5:1, respectively, for late Priuses, including the Prius c). The Generation 4 HSD eliminates the second planetary gear set, and places the electric motors on parallel axes, with a combining gear in between these axes, and ...
The Highlander Hybrid (also sold as the Kluger in some countries) offers better acceleration performance compared to its non-hybrid version. The hybrid version goes from 0–60 mph in 7.2 seconds, trimming almost a second off the conventional version's time. Net power is 268 hp (200 kW) compared to the conventional 215 hp (160 kW).
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]
The three most popular hybrid vehicles, Honda Civic, Honda Insight and Toyota Prius, set the standards even higher by producing 4.1, 3.5, and 3.5 tons showing a major improvement in carbon dioxide emissions. Hybrid vehicles can reduce air emissions of smog-forming pollutants by up to 90% and cut carbon dioxide emissions in half. [71]
2008 model, first V8 full hybrid, 2UR-FSE engine 2007 Nissan: Nissan Altima: Automobile Licensed Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive: 42 mpg (city) 36 mpg (highway) 2007 Toyota: Toyota Highlander/Kluger Hybrid: Automobile 2008 vehicle redesign, mostly same 3MZ-FE V6 engine 2007 Hino: Hybrid 6500 Medium, light-duty, available in Australia. [9] Truck ...
When released, the EPA rated the hybrid about 27 percent more economical on the combined cycle compared to the non-hybrid 2.4-liter automatic version. [185] United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy ratings for the 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid are 40 mpg ‑US (5.9 L/100 km; 48 mpg ‑imp ) (City) and 38 mpg ‑US (6.2 L/100 ...
Integrated Motor Assist (commonly abbreviated as IMA) is Honda's hybrid car technology, introduced in 1999 on the Insight. It is a specific implementation of a parallel hybrid . It uses an electric motor mounted between the internal combustion engine and transmission to act as a starter motor , power generator, engine balancer, and assist ...