• bubzki2@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I actually take issue with how that article characterized HEVs; the Toyota Synergy (planetary) drive system is frankly ingenious in how SIMPLE it is. I would argue it’s actually much simpler than a complex, 9- or 10-speed torque-converter based AT these days. I tell people if you want a gas-powered appliance, just get a (Toyota-style) hybrid nowadays.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah conventional automatic transmissions are clockwork nightmares, a pair of electric motors and a single-speed overdrive gear are way simpler.

      Honda’s system is basically like someone shrunk a diesel-electric train transmission and replaced the resistor bank with a battery.