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, it’s introduced a hybrid generator system that also does without a large battery pack or reliance on a plug-in point. The system works by essentially swapping the Toyota’s system around and driving the front wheels predominantly with the electric motor. When the small battery pack is out of juice, a small petrol motor will then wake up and run at its most efficient engine speed to create extra current to send through the batteries and on to the wheels.
The petrol engine revs are also matched to this drive mode, making it feel just like a normal, albeit very responsive petrol-engined car with an automatic transmission. Finally, at motorway speeds the petrol engine is able to take over from the electric motor entirely and drive the front wheels mechanically through a single-speed transmission, taking over from the e-motor when it’s at its least efficient.
Honda has yet to explore any high-performance applications for this clever hybrid arrangement, but reaffirms the brand’s commitment to out-of-the-box thinking.Plug-in hybrids have more of an all-you-can-eat mentality to the amount of hardware packed into their powertrains, which has its own benefits and compromises.
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