From the Technology Review: March/April 2006 Prying Open the Prius A look under the hood and inside the battery of the world's best-selling gas-electric hybrid car. By Daniel Turner The Prius, now in its fifth year on the North American market and its third design, is the world's best-selling gas-electric hybrid car. Its success derives largely from the clever technologies described here. [Click here for a tour of the Prius' key components. Then move the cursor over a letter on the vehicle (A-G) to view a description of that component.]
Thanks, that was a fun way to get a light review of the Prius' systems. Should be recommended reading for all our newbies.
The way the describe the regenerative braking is inaccurate... Correct me if i'm wrong.... but the back breaks don't regenerate.... In fact the front discs dont regenerate either.... Its the link between the front wheels and the generator that recaptures the energy. But very nice pictures
The *brakes* don't regenerate at all. Hmmph. . http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/cours-section6.pdf . _H*
