Comments by "Be Low Below" (@toyotaprius79) on "Misha Charoudin" channel.

OVER 9000!!!
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But it doesn't even have one. It's a planetary gearbox, like a Ford Model T.
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But it's not. It's more interesting than a traditional CVT.
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@qwertz4035 didn't see your reply. It's a "planetary gear set" like a Ford Model T transmission, or an old school pencil sharpener. With only three parts; an outer ring gear - powered by the big electric motor driving the wheels, a planetary gear set that spins inside the ring gear powered by the engine, and a central sun gear controlled by the small electric motor - the combination of all 3 let's the Prius do what it does. It can generate (⚡) and use (🔋⛽) two different energy sources in multiple ways. The small electric motor not only generates electricity from the engine, it can instantly set the gear ratio of the engine at any speed (even as a reverse gear). For such a complex yet simple and fascinating gearbox in the Prius - it had often been over looked or willingly dismissed
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Try slapping the stickiest tyres on the front wheels of a prius and I dare you to not slow below 70kmh!
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Not a CVT
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It was torture. The sharp braking and lack of momentum offered no regen or engine charge. When it gets to 0-1 bar, that's when you're stuck with 75PS
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Absolutely. Keeping momentum is more rewarding than driving with both pedals at the same time.
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@Jacobtheunwise don't trust the petrol heads to give a Prius a fair shake.
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@patricknintemann924 maybe. I've driven at 150-181km/h for over an hour in a Prius once. Average fuel consumption was 6.6/100km It was nice
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@mastex5575 look up RAV4 PRIME
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@rabbitdrink the thing is, it absolutely could be a faster and more efficient car if Toyota gave a damn. It's all about the power capacity of the battery and inverters European 2.0l Auris hybrids do 0-100km in less than 8 seconds. In the RAV4 PRIME is the second fastest Toyota today - and that's more efficient than a Prius when charged regularly
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