Hello everyone! I am sure you have all heard about Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. Ever wonder how it works? Or why is it so raved about? We all know Hybrid technology can be a great alternative to traditional motors and can have great benefits. On http://www.toyota.com , they have a section which explains all you need to know about hybrid technology and what makes Toyota's so great.
Keep looking Jarom. There is a plethora of information on how Toyota's synergy drive works. Since I have purchased my Prius, I have become obsessed with learning all that I can about it and how we can make it better. IE. PHEV, ethanol, fuel cells, and more.
Doug
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i got around 20 km a liter when i drove a civic 5 spd using advanced hypermiler techniques
and now I drive a salvage nwh20 prius that gets almost to 25 km/l with 195,000 km to date.
Rather than explain it myself, I'll refer to the websites, who have nice animations.
http://www.fordvehicles.com/escapehybrid/how/index.asp Fords site about how it works. (Though you may find that your FEH can go faster than 25 miles per hour in EV mode; up to 40 MPH, and that you may spend a great deal in hybrid mode, utilizing both energy sources for a maximum efficiency)
And here is a site by the British paper The Guardian that gives a good explanation. Or rather the flash animation is the best I've seen about this subject for a long time.
How do Hybrids work?
1003 miles a tank personal record. 74MPG calculated. HCH1 CVT
