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Re: Toyota Prius
Posted to Transmission Forum on 1/5/2016

Guy,

I've built one of those units before and they are not like you think. They have a regular planetary setup in them and not a chain or a pushbelt. The way they get a "CVT effect" is by the electric motor driving the planetary are various speeds instead of... Login to read more.