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No, the engine can spin without the wheels spinning. Then MG1 gets spun and charges the battery (or spins freely if the battery is full). This page has a neat
by jgilias 2y ago
No, the engine can spin without the wheels spinning. Then MG1 gets spun and charges the battery (or spins freely if the battery is full).
This page has a neat PSD simulation to help grok what happens:
http://eahart.com/prius/psd/ http://eahart.com/prius/psd/
I think it only works from a computer though!