Vince wrote: > So why not just use the units from the Prius ? It's an electronically > controlled Continuously Variable Transmission that was likely > manufactured by someone else.
No; Toyota builds the "power split device" themselves. It isn't really a transmission; it's just a gearbox. Think of it as a second "differential", where the ICE turns one axle, an electric motor the other axle, and second electric motor the pinion shaft (which also connects the main differential's pinion). -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
