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Development of Toyota's Transaxle for Mini-Van Hybrid Vehicles
Technical Paper
2002-01-0931
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Toyota introduced the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger car, the Prius, in December 1997. In June 2001, Toyota developed the Toyota Hybrid System-CVT (THS-C). This new hybrid system for mini-vans was mounted on the Estima Hybrid.
A new transaxle was developed for the front drive unit of the THS-C system that is compact, lightweight, and highly efficient. The unit achieves excellent driving comfort with smooth speed change by CVT control. High-level driving power control is provided via a wet multiple disc clutch.
This paper introduces and explains the following aspects of the THS-C system:
- 1.Compact and lightweight technologies
- 2.High-efficiency technologies
- 3.Electronic CVT and clutch control technologies.
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Citation
Ozeki, T. and Umeyama, M., "Development of Toyota's Transaxle for Mini-Van Hybrid Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0931, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0931.Also In
SAE 2002 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems
Number: V111-6; Published: 2003-09-15
Number: V111-6; Published: 2003-09-15
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