A Toyota Hybrid Does NOT have a CVT Transmission (The TRUTH Behind the Hybrid Synergy Drive)
Common misconception that needs to be broken: Many people think Toyota Hybrid cars use CVT with a 'push-belt'. These types made infamous by Nissan, Subaru etc are very prone to failure. Toyota Hybrid cars use an e-CVT. They are NOTHING like a traditional CVT. There is no clutch connection or hydraulic connection. Instead the electric motor and gas engine are 'connected' via a planetary gearset that is manipulated by electromagnetism/adjusting the current to the electric motors. This is an GROSS OVERSIMPLIFICATION. The point is there are no 'friction parts' such as a steel push-belt in a Toyota e-CVT found in Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive cars. There is really no transmission in a Toyota Hybrid. The 'synergy' acts as a transmission.
About Hybrid Synergy Drive
Hybrid Synergy Drive system (HSD), also known as Toyota Hybrid System II, is the brand name of Toyota Motor Corporation for the hybrid car drive train technology used in vehicles with the Toyota and Lexus marques. First introduced on the Prius, the technology is an option on several other Toyota and Lexus vehicles and has been adapted for the electric drive system of the hydrogen-powered Mirai, and for a plug-in hybrid version of the Prius. Previously, Toyota also licensed its HSD technology to ...
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