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This is not true, at least for the most popular Toyota hybrid drive train. It's probably got fewer moving parts than the ICE counterpart by virtue of dispensing

• zik 3y ago
  Check this diagram and tell me it's simpler than an engine and transmission. https://automotorpad.com/toyota/83449-funcionamiento-sistema-hibrido-toyota-prius.html https://automotorpad.com/toyota/83449-funcionamiento-sistema... It's essentially an engine, a transmission, another transmission (power split device), a drive motor and a generator.
  • hedgehog 3y ago
    Most of the images there are broken, all I see are some conceptual block diagram type things. Find a teardown of the hybrid unit and compare to a teardown of any automatic, look at the actual internal complexity and moving parts. I was surprised. Here's a video of the P710: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O61WihMRdjM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O61WihMRdjM