Hybrid Synergy Drive
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Hybrid Synergy Drive system, also known as Toyota Hybrid System II, is the brand name of Toyota Motor Corporation for the hybrid car drive train technology used in vehicles with the Toyota and Lexus m
Hybrid Synergy Drive logo from a Toyota Prius
Toyota 1NZ-FXE engine (left) with early HSD, sectioned and highlighted (right). Generation 1/Generation 2, chained, ICE-MG1-MG2 Power Split Device HSD is shown.
Power electronics from Prius NHW11 "Classic"
Late Toyota HSD, sectioned and highlighted. Generation 3, chainless, ICE-MG1 Power Split Device/MG2 Motor Speed Reduction Device HSD is shown. This is a P510 transaxle, from a 2012– Prius c; a P410 transaxle, from a 2010–2015 Prius, is similar, but is physically larger; a Generation 4 P610 transaxle from a 2016– Prius is 47mm narrower than a P410 by implementing side-by-side motors rather than end-to-end motors.
Global Hybrid Cooperation
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Global Hybrid Cooperation, formerly Advanced Hybrid System 2, is a set of hybrid vehicle technologies jointly developed by General Motors, Daimler, and Chrysler LLC, with BMW joining in 2005. It uses
Allison Transmission EP50 two-mode hybrid drive unit for heavy-duty applications, which takes the place of a conventional transmission
Hybrid badge on the front fender of a Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, photographed at 2010 Paris Motor Show