Production hybrid car (Toyota Prius)
Automóvil híbrido de producción (Toyota Prius)
- Date
- 1997 · confidence high
- Place
- Toyota, Toyota City, Aichi, Japan
- Credited to
- Toyota (Takeshi Uchiyamada)
- Field
- Movement
What it is
The first mass-produced petrol-electric hybrid car, with regenerative braking and a supporting electric motor. It demonstrated the commercial viability of automotive electrification.
What it led to
- The gradual electrification of the vehicle fleet
- The green image as a sales argument
- The pure electric car (Tesla, Leaf) and emissions regulations
Built on
- Lenoir gas engine1860
- nickel-metal hydride battery
- power electronics